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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and 17 injured when an explosion tore through a crowded shopping district in the Nigerian capital Abuja during rush hour on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. The explosion rocked an area near the popular Banex Plaza shopping centre in the upscale Wuse 2 district, they said. "After a preliminary investigation, we can confirm that 21 people were killed and 17 injured," police spokesman Frank Mba told reporters at the scene of the explosion. A lot of people ran too, some with blood stains," said Gimbya Jafaru, who was shopping nearby.More...