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Monday 28 July 2014
Many killed as another bomb blast hits Kano Catholic church
Many were feared dead during a bomb explosion after a Sunday mass service at St Charles Catholic Church, No Man’s Land in Kano.
The police also confirming the report said five people were killed while eight others were injured in the blast.Police spokesman Frank Mba said that the bomb was “probably an IED (improvised explosive device) thrown from across the street” at the Saint Charles Catholic Church in Kano’s Sabon Gari district, which has suffered previous attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram
The bombing killed five people including a soldier guarding the premises of the church. The bombing of the church today is the third bombing incident in Kano. Two previous attempts on a Mosque and a university were thwarted by the police in the city.
Nigeria Police public relations officer, Frank Mba, who confirmed the attack said an attacker threw a bomb into the church premises soon after the end of the church service.
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