IED

IED event in KANO, KOFA KWORA area, Nigeria on Fri 28th November 2014

28th November 2014

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Up to 3 IEDs were detonated at the CENTRAL Mosque, KOFA KWORA District, KANO, KANO State around 2.00pm killing up to 100 people and injuring up to 150. The IED attack was imitated by a VBIED contained in a Toyota Spacewagon attempting to drive into the mosque premises before it was suicide detonated, the second IED was suicide detonated near a line or worshippers whilst the third device as suicide detonated inside the mosque. (SVBIED)

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KANO ( KOFA KWORA area )

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