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A suspected Boko Haram bombing at a shopping center in an upscale part of Abuja killed at least 21 people and injured 17 more. The blast set the center ablaze and more victims are feared trapped inside. Authorities said the attackers arrived by motorbike; soldiers reportedly shot and killed one of the bombers and arrested another. Boko Haram militants traveling in a convoy of over 30 vehicles equipped with anti-aircraft guns overran a military post in Damboa in Borno, killing 16 soldiers and capturing others; many soldiers are missing. "Fulani" gunmen attacked two villages in Kaduna state, killing 38 civilians, including women and children, and injuring many more.