Series of blasts kill at least 18 in Nigeria

Nigerian emergency services said a series of blasts in Borno state in Nigeria killed at least 18 and wounded several others on Saturday.

In one of the three attacks, a woman with a baby strapped to her back detonated explosives at a wedding in Gwoza near Cameroon, according to the authorities. A second blast took place at a hospital in the same town, and another attack was carried out later in the day at the funeral for victims of the wedding blast.