Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck in two state capitals in north-east Nigeria, with suicide attacks by female bombers in Maiduguri and a raid on a police base in Damaturu.
At least five people were killed in the twin blasts at a crowded market in Maiduguri, police said.
In Damaturu, explosions and gunfire were heard as militants rampaged through the city, residents said.
Boko Haram has vowed to create an Islamic state in areas it controls.
The blasts at Monday market in Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno, were caused by "two girls", witness Mallam Muhammadu told Associated Press (AP) news agency.
At least 32 people were wounded in the explosions, a source at the local hospital told the BBC Hausa service.
Confirming the attacks, police spokesman Gideon Jibrin told the AFP news agency that five people had been killed, and not 10 as initially thought.
Suicide attacks by two female bombers at the same market on 25 November killed 78 people.
Source: bbc.com
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