Twin suicide car bombings in Nigeria blackout half of city: Voice of Russia

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Authorities in Nigeria have blamed a radical Islamic sect for twin suicide car bombings which targeted two major mobile phone companies in the northern commercial hub city of Kano.

At about 8 am local time a suicide bomber drove a car laden with explosives into the Nigerian subsidiary of Indian company Airtel damaging the switch station.

At about the same time, another bomber struck a subsidiary of the South African based MTL group, but the attack was thwarted by security officers who shot the bomber.

Authorities suspect the Boko Haram sect of Islamic rebels is behind the attacks.

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Source: Voice of Russia.