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


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  • Friday, 17 May 2024

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.

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