A series of coordinated bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano have left scores dead. News reports say at least 120 people were killed Friday in attacks that targeted police stations and government buildings. The radical Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attacks. A 24-hour curfew is in force in the […]
Scores Killed in Bombings in Northern Nigerian City
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
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Nigeria Bombings Kill At Least Seven
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Nigerian police say at least seven people have been killed in a coordinated series of bombings that targeted police and government offices in the northern city of Kano. The predominantly Muslim city is under a 24-hour curfew following Friday’s attack claimed by the radical islamist group Boko Haram. The French Press Agency said there also […]
Curfew in Effect After Bombings in Kano, Nigeria
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
A 24-hour curfew is in effect for the northern Nigerian city of Kano as an Islamist extremist group claimed responsibility for a coordinated series of bombings that targeted police and government offices. Panic ensued with people fleeing on foot and by car after the bombs exploded and gunfire rang out Friday. The trouble started after […]
Seven Dead as Bombings Rock Nigerian City
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Bomb explosions, targeting police and government offices, have rocked the northern Nigerian city of Kano and witnesses say at least seven people have been killed. The number of injuries is not known. The initial reports out of Nigeria’s second-largest city say two separate police headquarters buildings and an immigration office were hit by the blasts […]
Multiple Explosions, Gunfire Heard in Nigerian City
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses report hearing multiple explosions and gunfire in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria. Nigerian state television reports that a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters in the city Friday, wounding several people. The TV station also reports attacks on a police station and an immigration office. Reports from Kano say the blast […]
Multiple Explosions, Gunfire Heard in Nigerian City
Posted January 20th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses say multiple explosions have rocked the northern Nigerian city of Kano. A local journalist tells VOA that the blasts went off Friday afternoon and damaged at least one police station. Other witnesses report hearing gunfire and seeing smoke rising from different parts of the city. Nigeria is trying to cope with a wave of […]
Explosion Kills 6 People in Somali Capital
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
A bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Thursday, killing six Somalis, including two police officers, shortly after a group of international journalists was in the area. United Nations officials said the bomb, believed to be a homemade explosive device, appeared to be targeting a police checkpoint close to a crowded area of makeshift shelters for refugees. […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Southern Afghanistan
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide car bomber killed seven civilians and wounded eight others near the Kandahar Airfield Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks in southern Afghanistan. Provincial officials said the attacker detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near the gate of the airfield, which is used by foreign and Afghan forces and located on the grounds of […]
Explosion Hits Somali Refugee Camp After Media Visit
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
A bomb exploded in a Somali displaced persons’ camp Thursday, shortly after a group of international journalists were in the area. Camp officials told VOA that two Somalis were killed and five others were wounded in the blast, set off by a homemade explosive device planted in an food distribution office. The journalists had just […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Airfield in Southern Afghanistan
Posted January 19th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber has killed seven civilians near the entrance to the Kandahar Airfield, the latest in a series of attacks in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack, saying they were targeting NATO vehicles. NATO said there were no coalition casualties. Provincial officials say the attacker detonated a […]
