Bomb Blast Explosion outside crowded Kano mosque

 
A bomb blast has occurred outside the central mosque of
Kano, as people were packing into the area for Friday
Prayers.
Scores of people are feared dead in a bomb blast at Kano
Central Mosque, near the Emir’s palace and though details
of the bomb blast are still sketchy, an eye witness told
Reuters that a lot of people are currently down injured and
screaming.
"These people have bombed the mosque. I am face to face with
people screaming," said Chijjani Usman , a local reporter who
resides in Kano told Reuters.
The bomb reportedly went off as Muslim faithfuls prepared
for their Friday jumaat prayers, triggering serious uproar as
people ran helter-skelter for their lives.
The number of casualties is not yet known. According to
various unconfirmed reports on Twitter, the police have
cordoned off the entire area while the entire mosque has
been deserted.
The explosion according to reports went off at about 2p.m.
and was said to have been followed by gunshots.

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