Overnight explosions heard in Nigeria’s Kano

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Explosions and gunfire were reported early on Tuesday from an area near a police station in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, where co-ordinated attacks and gun battles last week killed about 178 people.

The AFP news agency reported early on Tuesday that its correspondent heard a series of blasts and gunshots coming from an area where a mobile police headquarters is located.

Details were not immediately clear and police were not available for comment.

A resident reported a similar account....

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1. Pageantmaster [Free Archbishop Cranmer] wrote:

Prayers for Nigeria

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