Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite procession in Nigeria's Kano state


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  • Saturday, 28 Nov 2015

KANO (Reuters) - A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi'ite Muslims in Nigeria's Kano state as they walked to the city of Zaria to pay homage to their founder in the country, security sources and a Shi'ite leader said.

Muhammad Turi said that 21 people had been killed and more wounded. Police said there were casualties but they could not confirm a figure.

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