on Monday, engulfing it in flames and causing an unknown numbers of
casualties, a Reuters witness said.
Large sections of the central market area were on fire, sending plumes
of smoke into the air, he said. Medics were driving some wounded away
in ambulances.
The explosion hit hours after a double bomb attack in the main city of
neighbouring Gombe state killed at least 20 people and wounded twice
as many.
The Spokesman for the Gombe State Police Command, Mr Fwaji Atajiri,
however confirmed that 19 people were killed in the bomb blast that
rocked Dukku Motor Park located in the heart of Gombe town.
Mr Atajiri also said 25 others are currently receiving treatment at
the two government hospitals in Gombe town in north-east Nigeria.
On how the injured are currently being treated in view of the present
nationwide strike by health workers in the country, the spokesman said
"the senior staff at the two hospitals are doing a great job" in the
rescue mission.
Mr Atajiri revealed that the bomb was concealed and brought into the
park by a suspected terrorist.
--ChannelsTV
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