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State police spokesperson Musa Mogaji confirmed the incidents to Xinhua in Kano, the state capital, saying heavy casualties are feared, but did not give the number.
A Xinhua reporter in the state said the explosions were recorded at the zone one police headquarters, Zaria road police station and the Palm center police station.
Security sources in the state who also confirmed the blasts said it is believed to have been carried out by the Boko Haram sect, but could not confirm the figure of casualties at this stage.
There is no immediate claim of responsibility from any group.
Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesperson Yushau Shuaibu confirmed to Xinhua in a text message that there was an explosion at a police office in Sharada area of Kano.
The attack came barely few days after the escape of the alleged mastermind of the 2011 Christmas day bombing in Madalla, a suburb of north central Niger State.
KANO, Nigeria, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Three different heavy explosions on Friday hit Nigeria's northern city of Kano, a police spokesperson told Xinhua.
State police spokesperson Musa Mogaji confirmed the incidents to Xinhua in Kano, the state capital, saying heavy casualties are feared, but did not give the number.
A Xinhua reporter in the state said the explosions were recorded at the zone one police headquarters, Zaria road police station and the Palm center police station.
Security sources in the state who also confirmed the blasts said it is believed to have been carried out by the Boko Haram sect, but could not confirm the figure of casualties at this stage.
There is no immediate claim of responsibility from any group.
Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesperson Yushau Shuaibu confirmed to Xinhua in a text message that there was an explosion at a police office in Sharada area of Kano.
The attack came barely few days after the escape of the alleged mastermind of the 2011 Christmas day bombing in Madalla, a suburb of north central Niger State.
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