Blast hits mobile phone market in Kano: trader
18 November 2015 |
3:46 pm
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria's biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola. Nafiu Mohammed and Suleiman Haruna said the explosion "deep inside" the Farm Centre market happened shortly after 4:00 pm…
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders told AFP, a day after more than 30 were killed in the northeast city of Yola.
Nafiu Mohammed and Suleiman Haruna said the explosion “deep inside” the Farm Centre market happened shortly after 4:00 pm (1500 GMT) and that rescuers were on the scene dealing with casualties.
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Lord, we need your intervention. Help us to overcome these devilish beings. RIP to the dead and speedy recovery for the wounded
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