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Nigeria unrest: Blasts rock Kano and Maiduguri
A police station has been hit by an explosion and attacked by gunmen in the flashpoint northern Nigerian city of Kano, injuring an officer.
Further east, at around the same time, witnesses spoke of hearing explosions in the market area of Maiduguri.
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The attack on the police station in the Sharada district of Kano happened at just after 18:00 (17:00 GMT).
Gunmen carrying bombs had descended on the police station from different directions, Kano police spokesman Magaji Musa Maji'a told Reuters news agency.
more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16918189
