Up to 60 killed in suicide bombings in Nigeria refugee camp – reports

At least 56 people were killed in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a refugee camp, officials revealed on Wednesday.

Reuters' sources put the deathtoll at over 60 people. The tragedy at the Dikwa refugee camp was only disclosed Wednesday because of a "disrpupted telephone line".

At least 78 more people were wounded in the twin bombing, AP reports, citing health officials.

Some 50,000 people currently live at the Dikwa camp in the Borno State. The camp is located just 85 kilometers from Maiduguri, the biggest city in the region and birthplace of Boko Haram.