Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a bustling market in northern Nigeria this week , killing 78 people and leaving dozens injured , medical officials said . The blast in Maiduguri on Tuesday left 56 people injured . A doctor and a nurse at two local hospitals confirmed the casualties , but they did not want to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media . One suicide bomber detonated her explosives at the market while a second one set off hers when rescuers arrived at the scene . No group has claimed responsibility . Authorities suspect Islamic militant group Boko Haram , which has seized parts of the region and is known to conduct such attacks . The radical group has carried out deadly attacks in the nation during its five-year insurgency aimed at establishing an Islamic state‎ .
Blast in Maiduguri leaves 56 people injured . One suicide bomber detonates her explosives at the market . - At least 10 Boko Haram militants are killed by Nigerian troops during a raid on an Islamist hideout near Damaturu, Borno state.