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Nigeria unrest: Kano mosque explosions 'kill many' | |
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Many people have been killed in three explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano, reports say. | |
The Central Mosque is close to the Emir of Kano's palace and is where the influential Muslim leader usually leads prayers. | |
The Emir, Muhammad Sanusi, is currently in Saudi Arabia. | |
An eyewitness told the BBC he had counted about 50 bodies, but this figure has not been verified. | |
Other reports say some gunmen went on a shooting spree in the northern city after the blasts. | |
The militant Islamist Boko Haram group has targeted the city, the largest in northern Nigeria, several times during its five-year insurgency. | |
But most of its attacks are further east. | |
Earlier this month, the Emir called on people to defend themselves against Boko Haram. | |
At a prayer meeting he said residents should "acquire what they need" to protect themselves. | |
A police spokesman said the Emir's comments were a "call for anarchy" and should not be acted on. | |
The Emir, who until earlier this year was governor of Nigeria's central bank, normally stays silent on political matters. |