Saturday 8 November 2014

Twin blasts in Bauchi...


No fewer than 13 people died and 40 others injured as two bomb explosions occurred at a commercial bank in Azare in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Friday.

Though the police could not give casualty figures, unconfirmed source said 13 people died in the explosion while 40 were injured.


The source said that the bomb blasts occurred at the Automated Teller Machine of a bank as customers were queuing to make withdrawals at about 9am.

He said two men walked up to the ATM and pretended to withdraw money from the facility and shortly after dropped the object and hurriedly left the scene. Another one also exploded as people hurried to assist the victims.

He said that eight people were killed on the spot but the death toll rose to 13 later.

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