Saturday, 28 November 2015

Kano blast: At least 21 killed in Muslim procession...

A suicide bomber on Friday, November 27, 2015 attacked an Islamic procession in Nigeria’s Kano State killing at least 21 people in the process, reports say. ‘We lost 21 people and several others have been injured,’ Muhammad Turi from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria told BBC News. The blast took place in the village of Dakasoye, about 20km (13 miles) south of the provincial capital. A witness told said the attack happened shortly after a man was arrested in possession of a bomb, BBC News is reporting. The attack comes a year after suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 200 worshippers during Friday prayers at Kano Central Mosque. No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack.... 

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