1. At least 18 people have been killed after suspected female suicide bombers targeted several locations in northern Nigeria.
2. Coordinated attacks took place at a wedding, a funeral, and a hospital in the northereastern town of Gwoza.
3. The first suicide bomber detonated in an explosive device during a marriage celebration. [detonate: explode/ set off]
4. Just minutes later another blast occurred near the general hospital.
[blast: noun 1) a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion.
"they were thrown backward by the blast"
2) a strong gust of wind or air. "the icy blast hit them"
3) exclamationINFORMAL•BRITISH expressing annoyance. "“Blast! The car won't start!”"
4) What does blast mean in slang? slang. a very enjoyable or thrilling experience. the party was a blast.]
5. The third attack at a funeral service was by a female bomber disguised as a moaner mourner.
6. Gwoza is in Borno State, which has been heavily impacted by a certaincy an insurgency launched in 2009 by Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group.
[insurgency: noun an active revolt or uprising. "rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the monarchy]