Nigeria: Two suicide attacks near busy Kano market

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Thursday 11 Dec 2014 - 12:58 Makkah mean time-19-2-1436 Kano (IINA) – At least four people were killed and seven injured when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives on Wednesday near a market in the northern city of Kano, police said. State Police commissioner Aderenle Shinaba said the explosions occurred in the busy Kantin Kwari textile market located in the center of Kano, Nigeria's second largest city. Six people were killed, including the two suicide bombers who were disguised as customers. Boko Haram militants are suspected of being behind the bombings. On November 29, more than 100 people were killed in double suicide bomb and gun attack during Friday prayers at Kano central mosque. AB/IINA