Eight passengers killed, 26 more injured in Nigeria's train attack: official


By Bosun

LAGOS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- An official in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna confirmed Tuesday that eight passengers were killed and 26 others sustained injuries in the attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train by gunmen.

Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security and home affairs in the state, who confirmed the figures in a statement, disclosed that the manifest received from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) showed 362 passengers were validated as having bought tickets.

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