Explosion rocks bus station in north Nigeria, kills 10
At least ten people have been killed when a blast struck a crowded bus station in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano only hours after a similar attack killed more than a dozen people elsewhere in the West African country.
The explosion happened at about 3:40 p.m. local time (1540 GMT) on Tuesday.
Kano state police spokesman, Musa Magaji Majia, said the attack took place after two men got off a bus from the town of Wudil, located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the state capital, Kano.
One local shopkeeper, requesting anonymity, said, “I was attending to customers when I heard a loud explosion that shook the building. We rushed outside and we saw plumes of black smoke coming from the Kano Line Station.”
The witness further said at least 10 people were killed and several wounded,” adding, “The area was cordoned off and then bomb experts swept the place for more explosives, but nothing was found.”
Earlier on Tuesday, a massive explosion took place at the Tashar Dan-Borno motor park on the outskirts of the city of Potiskum in the northeastern state of Yobe, killing 20 people and wounding 27 others.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s bombings. However, the Nigerian government blames such acts of terror on the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group.
Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is forbidden,” controls large parts of northeastern Nigeria and says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
It has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly shooting attacks and bombings in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its operations in 2009, which have left over 13,000 people dead and 1.5 million displaced.
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