Two beggars killed in blast
2008-09-11 11:55
Lagos - A bomb that accidentally exploded near a shooting range in northern Nigeria killed two beggars and injured five others, police said on Thursday.
"It was an accident. It happened on Tuesday in Kachia. One beggar was toying with the bomb when it went off and killed him and another beggar," a police spokesperson told AFP from Kaduna state where the blast happened.
Five people were also injured, he said, advising residents against moving near the military armoury which is littered with explosives.
In December 2001, more than 1 000 people died fleeing from a series of bomb explosions in Lagos.