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Kano blast: 'Boko Haram' suicide bomb leaves 21 dead as Shia Muslim procession attacked in Nigeria Kano blast: 'Boko Haram' suicide bomb leaves 21 dead as Shia Muslim procession attacked in Nigeria
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A Boko Haram suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people after blowing himself up among crowds at a Shia Muslim procession outside the city of Kano, Nigeria.A Boko Haram suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people after blowing himself up among crowds at a Shia Muslim procession outside the city of Kano, Nigeria.
  
The attack occured as scores marched in the Arbaeen procession from Nigeria's second-largest city, where many Nigerians have fled to as the terror organisation has spread fear in the country's northern provinces.The attack occured as scores marched in the Arbaeen procession from Nigeria's second-largest city, where many Nigerians have fled to as the terror organisation has spread fear in the country's northern provinces.
Sheikh Muhammadu Mahmud Turi, who lead the Shia congregation in Kano, confirmed 21 people had been killed in the latest attack.Sheikh Muhammadu Mahmud Turi, who lead the Shia congregation in Kano, confirmed 21 people had been killed in the latest attack.
According to the Jihad monitoring service SITE Intelligence, Boko Haram claimed responsibility and named the bomber in a message on Twitter. According to the Jihad monitoring service SITE Intelligence, Boko Haram claimed responsibility and named the bomber in a message on Twitter. 
The group said:  "When our brother reached his target, he detonated his explosive belt amidst their gathering."The group said:  "When our brother reached his target, he detonated his explosive belt amidst their gathering."
It is believed one of the bombers ran into the crowd and detonated his explosives during the procession on Friday after he noticed his alleged companion was stopped by authorities.It is believed one of the bombers ran into the crowd and detonated his explosives during the procession on Friday after he noticed his alleged companion was stopped by authorities.
"He was dressed in black like everyone else. His accomplice was initially arrested and confessed they were sent by Boko Haram," an organiser - who wished to remain anonymous - added."He was dressed in black like everyone else. His accomplice was initially arrested and confessed they were sent by Boko Haram," an organiser - who wished to remain anonymous - added.
He also claimed the men were part of a group of young men abducted by Boko Haram last year.He also claimed the men were part of a group of young men abducted by Boko Haram last year.
The leader of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau delivers a message. Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the north-east Nigerian town of Baga in a video where he warned the massacre “was just the tip of the iceberg”. As many as 2,000 civilians were killed and 3,700 homes and business were destroyed in the 3 January 2015 attack on the town near Nigeria's border with Cameroon
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People displaced as a result of Boko Haram attacks in the northeast region of Nigeria, are seen near their tents at a faith-based camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Yola, Adamawa State. Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state that will revive the glory days of northern Nigeria's medieval Muslim empires, but for those in its territory life is a litany of killings, kidnappings, hunger and economic collapse
Nitsch Eberhard Robert, a German citizen abducted and held hostage by suspected Boko Haram militants, is seen as he arrives at the Yaounde Nsimalen International airport after his release in Yaounde, Cameroon on 21 January 2015
Officials of the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) visit victims of a bomb blast in Gombe at the Specialist Hospital in Gombe. According to local reports at least six people were killed and 11 wounded after a bomb blast in a marketplace in Nigeria's northeastern state of Gombe on 16 January 2015. Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been blamed for a string of recent attacks in the North East of Nigeria
People gather at the site of a bomb explosion in a area know to be targeted by the militant group Boko Haram in Kano on 28 November 2014
People gather to look at a burnt vehicle following a bomb explosion that rocked the busiest roundabout near the crowded Market in Maiduguri, Borno State on 1 July 2014. A truck exploded in a huge fireball killing at least 15 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the city repeatedly hit by Boko Haram Islamists
President Goodluck Jonathan visits Nigerian Army soldiers fighting Boko Haram
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Displaced people from Baga listen to Goodluck Jonathan after the Boko Haram killings
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Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan speaking to troops during a visit to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State; most of the region has been overrun by Boko Haram
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Members of the Nigerian military patrolling in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, close to the scene of attacks by Boko Haram
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Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, appears in a video in which he warns Cameroon it faces the same fate as Nigeria
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South Africans protest in solidarity against the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria by the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram and what protesters said was the failure of the Nigerian government and international community to rescue them, during a march to the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg
Boko Haram militants have seized the town in north-eastern Nigeria that nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped from in April 2014
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A soldier stands guard in front of burnt buses after an attack in Abuja. Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Boko Haram Islamists, April 2014
The aftermath of the attack, when Boko Haram fighters in trucks painted in military colours killed 51 people in Konduga in February 2014
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The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau (with papers) in a video grab taken in July 2014
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Ruins of burnt out houses in the north-eastern settlement of Baga, pictured after Boko Haram attacks in 2013
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A Boko Haram attack in Nigeria, 2013
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Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s leader
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Only last week, two suicide bombers detonated their devices in the city, killing 11 people. One of the bombers was reputed to have been a girl of 11. Only last week, two suicide bombers detonated their devices in the city, killing 11 people. One of the bombers was reputed to have been a girl of 11. 
Police commissioner Muhammadu Katsina confirmed he had visited the scene, but said he was unable to give a precise death toll yet.Police commissioner Muhammadu Katsina confirmed he had visited the scene, but said he was unable to give a precise death toll yet.
Boko Haram, whose name translates to "Western education is forbidden" recently overtook Isis as the world's deadliest terror organisation. The terror group has pledged allegiance to Isis.Boko Haram, whose name translates to "Western education is forbidden" recently overtook Isis as the world's deadliest terror organisation. The terror group has pledged allegiance to Isis.
The attack follows Nigerian officials rolling back a June pledge from leader Muhammadu Buhari to restore peace by December. Military officials have subsequently admitted the timetable is "untenable".The attack follows Nigerian officials rolling back a June pledge from leader Muhammadu Buhari to restore peace by December. Military officials have subsequently admitted the timetable is "untenable".