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| North Nigerian city of Kano hit by blast - police | North Nigerian city of Kano hit by blast - police |
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| A blast has hit the northern Nigerian city of Kano, in a street with many bars and night spots, police say. | A blast has hit the northern Nigerian city of Kano, in a street with many bars and night spots, police say. |
| There is no word yet on casualties. Witnesses quoted by the AFP news agency that the explosion was caused by a suspected car bomb. | |
| The explosion took place in an area mostly inhabited by Christians from southern Nigeria, the Reuters news agency reports. | The explosion took place in an area mostly inhabited by Christians from southern Nigeria, the Reuters news agency reports. |
| The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has carried out attacks in Kano state. | |
| Witnesses quoted by AFP said that the blast could be heard from several miles away and happened on a busy road lined with bars in the predominantly Christian area of Sabon Giri. |