Nigeria: Kano Mosque Attack Done By Two Suicide Bombers, Gunmen - Police

28 November 2014

Lagos — Two suicide bombers and gunmen who opened fire on people trying to flee to safety carried out the attack during Friday prayers at one of Nigeria's most prominent mosques, police said.

After the assailants blew themselves up in succession at the Grand Mosque in Kano, "gunmen opened fire on those who were trying to escape", national police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu told AFP.

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