Mosque attack in Nigeria’s north injures at least 24 people, including children

Death toll of arsonist's attack on Nigerian mosque rises to 11

ABUJA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- At least five more people have died following a suspected arson attack on a local mosque in Nigeria's northern state of Kano, the police said Thursday while confirming a rise in the death toll from six to 11. Read full story

Nigeria mosque attack leaves 8 people dead, police say motive was

ABUJA: At least eight worshippers were killed and 16 others injured early Wednesday morning after a man attacked a mosque with a locally made explosive in northern Nigeria’s Kano state, resulting in a fire outbreak, the police said. The suspect, a 38-year-old local resident, confessed that he attacked the mosque in Kano’s remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following (a) prolonged family disagreement,” police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna sa…

Mosque attack in northern Nigeria leaves 8 people dead. Police say the motive was a family dispute

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- At least eight worshippers were killed and 16 others injured early Wednesday morning after a man attacked a mosque with a locally made explosive in northern Nigeria's Kano state, resulting in a fire outbreak, the police said.

Eleven killed in Nigerian mosque attack

The culprit allegedly doused a mosque in Kano State, Nigeria with gasoline, setting it on fire and trapping worshippers inside

Mosque attack in Nigeria's north injures at least 24 people, including children

The incident caused panic in Kano, northern Nigeria's largest state, where periodic religious-related unrest has occurred over the years, sometimes resulting in violence.