Death toll of arsonist's attack on Nigerian mosque rises to 11

ABUJA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- At least five more people have died following a suspected arson attack on a local mosque in Nigeria's northern state of Kano, the police said Thursday while confirming a rise in the death toll from six to 11.

Victims sustained varying degrees of burn and were rushed to a hospital for treatment after the incident Wednesday morning in Gadan village of the Gezawa local government area, Usaini Gumel, the police chief in Kano, earlier told Xinhua by telephone.