Twin blasts reportedly kill 5 in Lagos

Twin blasts reportedly kill 5 in Lagos

Two simultaneous explosions occurred in Nigeria's largest city Lagos overnight, Punch newspaper reported online on Thursday, saying five people were believed to have been killed.

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The blasts occurred at the entrance of and inside a petrol tank storage facility.

 

Two petrol tankers exploded and caught fire. It was not clear if the incident was caused by suicide bombers or gas explosions.

 

The blasts followed a bomb attack on Wednesday against a shopping mall in the capital Abuja that left more than 20 people dead.

 

 

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