[BBC] A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people in an attack on a Shia procession in Nigeria's Kano state. The bomber ran into the crowd and detonated his bomb before he could be spotted. The attack happened shortly after a man was arrested in possession of a bomb, according to a witness.The explosion took place in the village of Dakasoye, about 13 miles south of Kano, the provincial capital. Muhammad Turi from the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) said, "We lost 21 people and several others have been injured."
Police said they did not know who was behind the attack, but IMN organizers blamed Boko Haram.
The procession - an annual event lasting seven days - continued after the bombing. Turi said, "We are not surprised that we've been attacked because this is the situation all over the country. This will not deter us from our religious observance."
The procession travels from Kano to Zaria in neighbouring Kaduna state, where the IMN, the nation's biggest Shia organization, has its headquarters.
Security forces had been ordered away from the procession after several people were killed in clashes between pilgrims and the army last year, including three sons of its leader Sheikh el-Zakzaky.