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a suicide bomb blast at a crowded market in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least 16 people was set off by a girl believed to be about 10 years old.

A police officer told Reuters news agency that "explosive devices were wrapped around her body."  

A witness to the explosion in Maiduguri Saturday told the French news agency the blast happened as the girl was being searched at the entrance to the market.  He said he doubted if "she knew what was strapped to her body," adding that he was "pretty sure" the bomb was remotely controlled. About 20 people were wounded by the blast. There is no direct claims for responsibility yet by bokoharam