Three people were killed and several injured in a series of bomb explosions in Zaria, Nigeria. The first bombing killed three when it struck soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) as they stormed buildings allegedly inhabited by suspected members of Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group. Unconfirmed reports claimed that residents were warned in advance to evacuate their homes ahead of the military operation. Another blast on Sunday targeted an Islamic boarding school in the city. Two of the suspected perpetrators of this bomb attack were shot dead by security forces, and three injured victims were taken to a hospital.