{A car bomb went off near a stadium in the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe on Monday, a few minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a party rally there.}<\/p>\n
A Reuters photographer said the bomb exploded about 200 metres (220 yards) from the stadium, engulfing the car in flames and killing at least one bystander and wounding seven.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, although suspicion is likely to fall on Boko Haram, which has attacked Gombe several times. On Sunday a suicide bombing near a mosque in the market area there killed five people and wounded eight.<\/p>\n
Nigeria is due to hold presidential elections on Feb. 14, pitting the ruling People’s Democratic Party’s Jonathan against former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari for the opposition All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n
Both candidates are wrapping up their campaigns for what is expected to be the most closely fought election since the end of military rule in 1999.<\/p>\n
World Bulletin \/ News Desk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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