{"id":69729,"date":"2014-11-28T18:16:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T18:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=69729"},"modified":"2014-11-28T18:17:11","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T18:17:11","slug":"many-dead-nigeria-mosque-blasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/many-dead-nigeria-mosque-blasts\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Many dead’ in Nigeria mosque blasts"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dozens have been killed in a gun and bomb attack during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano, reports say.<\/p>\n
Many more people have been hurt, with one rescue official putting casualty figures at just under 200.<\/p>\n
The Central Mosque is where the influential Muslim leader, the Emir of Kano, usually leads prayers.<\/p>\n
The emir recently called for people to arm themselves against Islamist militant group Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
The group has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009 and has killed more than 2,000 people this year, rights groups say.<\/p>\n
‘Helter-skelter’<\/span><\/p>\n The rescue official, speaking to Agence France-Presse, put the casualty toll at 64 dead and 126 hurt, although this has not been independently confirmed.<\/p>\n