Bombs, gunfire kill 81 at crowded mosque in Nigeria's Kano




 
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Bombs, gunfire kill 81 at crowded mosque in Nigeria's Kano
 
November 29th, 2014  
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Bombs, gunfire kill 81 at crowded mosque in Nigeria's Kano
By Nnekule Ikemfuna KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at the main mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city Kano on Friday, killing at least 81 people, witnesses and officials said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram militants. Blasts from the coordinated assault rang out as scores of people packed into the ancient building's courtyard for afternoon prayers. "These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with people screaming," said local reporter Chijjani Usman. ...

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