Suicide bomber kills 21 Kano Muslim procession
By AFP
27 November 2015 |
4:32 pm
At least 21 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, organisers said. "We lost 21 people and several others have been injured," Muhammad Turi, from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, told reporters at the scene.
At least 21 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, organisers said.
“We lost 21 people and several others have been injured,” Muhammad Turi, from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, told reporters at the scene.
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