Over 200 killed in the bomb blast at the Kano Central mosque yesterday.

Over 200 people were reportedly killed in the bomb
blast that occurred yesterday afternoon at the Kano
Central Mosque where the Emir of Kano usually leads
prayers. Some eye-witnesses and rescue officials put
the figure at 300, making it one the deadliest bomb
attacks in Nigeria.
According to eyewitnesses, three bombs went off one
after the other at the 10,000 capacity Mosque during
the Friday Jumat prayers. Two went off inside the
Mosque, and one outside. And when people tried to
flee the scene, gun men opened fire on worshipers.
Many of the casualties were children who couldn’t run
as fast. Some were trampled to death in the mayhem
that ensued.
When normalcy returned hours after the attack, the
dead and wounded, said to be over 250, were taken
to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital and the
Nasarawa Hospital.
The Emir of Kano was out of the country when the
incident occurred. He’d left the night before.
President Jonathan also cancelled his meeting with
Nigerians entertainers at the Creative Industry event
last night because of the blast.
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