A dog is
being credited with saving lives by intervening to stop a suicide bomber who
was attempted to enter a wedding party near Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Army
radio says that the dog grappled with the teen girl bomber until the explosives
went off, killing them both, as NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reports.
"Most
Belbelo villagers were reportedly at the wedding when the dog pounced on the
would-be suicide bomber, who was reportedly hovering on the outskirts of the
ceremony on Sunday morning," Ofeibea adds.
The local Vanguard
newspaper states that
the bomber, "whose original mission appeared to have been thwarted,
detonated her explosives while battling to wriggle herself from the canine grip
of the dog."
Buba
Ahmed, who lives in the area, told the Associated Press that the "guests
are grateful that the dog sacrificed itself to save their lives." Police
spokesman Victor Isuku also confirmed the incident to the wire service.
The
Nigerian military has launched a major offensive against Boko Haram militants
and rolled back their territory in the north of the country, though the
militants continue to mount attacks.
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