Blast kills four, others injured in Nigeria's southeast, official says


  • World
  • Wednesday, 09 Nov 2022

ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a dozen more injured on Tuesday following a blast at a popular market in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra, a witness and official said.

Emeka Umeagbalasi, who heads civil society group Intersociety and witnessed the incident, said the blast occurred in a section of the market that sells chemicals, leading to a fire that razed some shops while "four people died and scores (were) injured."

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