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Explosion kills 12 in Nigerian capital, Abuja
[USATODAY] boom-mobile went kaboom!on a busy road in Nigeria's capital late Thursday, killing at least 12 people days before the city is to host a major international economic forum. The bomb went kaboom!near a checkpoint across the road from a busy bus station where a massive kaboom on April 14 killed at least 75 people. That blast was claimed by the Islamic bad boy Boko Hararm terrorist network. Thursday's bomb comes days before Abuja is to host the World Economic Forum on Africa, with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as an honored guest. The government is deploying 6,000 police to protect the May 7-9 event, which attracts world leaders, policymakers, philanthropists and business leaders to discuss Africa's economic growth prospects. Civil Defense Corps front man Emmanuel Okeh said rescuers with ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene of the blast on May Day, a public holiday in the West African nation. Twelve people have been killed and 19 maimed are in the hospitals, according to Superintendent Frank Mba, the national police front man. He said six cars were burnt up. Witnesses said a car laden with explosives drove close to the checkpoint and a man jumped out and ran as it blew up. A deafening kaboom was followed by smaller ones as other cars caught fire and fuel ignited, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... because of fears for their safety. Mba said six cars were burnt up. Posted by: Fred 2014-05-02 |
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