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2012-01-21 Africa Subsaharan

Terror attacks in Kano, Nigeria, kill at least 162

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Posted by tipper 2012-01-21 12:53|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Test

Posted by badanov 2012-01-21 13:44|| 2012-01-21 13:44|| Front Page Top

#2 The BBC has details:

A series of explosions ripped apart police buildings around the city, which is now under a 24-hour curfew.

The Boko Haram group said they carried out the attacks, which would be their bloodiest assault to date.

The police said in a statement that four police stations around the city, the headquarters of the State Security Service (SSS), as well as passport and immigration offices had been targeted.

There was also a shoot-out at the headquarters of the state police in the city's eastern district of Bompai, reports said.

Witnesses said the bomber who attacked one of the police stations pulled up outside the building on a motorbike, dismounted and ran inside holding a bag.

The wounded were reported to include foreigners from an area near the SSS headquarters, which is home to many expatriates, particularly Lebanese and Indians.

A Boko Haram spokesman, Abul Qaqa, told journalists that it had carried out the attacks because the authorities had refused to release group members arrested in Kano.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-01-21 14:06|| 2012-01-21 14:06|| Front Page Top

#3 The best response would be, before the day is over, to hang each and every one of the Boko Haram in captivity. Since that is less likely, the alternative is to ship them to the far south of the country, away from the Muslim north and their compadres.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-21 14:51|| 2012-01-21 14:51|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 beat me to it. Kill them all

Posted by Frank G 2012-01-21 14:52|| 2012-01-21 14:52|| Front Page Top

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