Cafe blast kills 16 in Nigeria's Borno state


MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Sixteen people were killed on Wednesday when a bomb blew up a village cafe in Nigeria's Borno state, hotbed of the Boko Haram militant insurgency, police said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which also injured several people.

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