A man checks the wreckage of a car at the scene of a suicide blast at the predominantly Christian Sabon Gari neighbourhood in Kano, northern Nigeria, on May 18, 2014. Five people including the bomber were killed when an explosives-laden car exploded near an open-air beer garden, destroying six cars and shattering windows of several buildings. AFP PHOTO
(AFP) – Nigeria police said on Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day after a bombing killed four people in an area of the city attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram.
“The police in Kano today… (at) about 9:00am (0800 GMT) averted what could have been another devastating bomb blast in the ancient city of Kano,” a statement said.
The vehicle was packed with material for an improvised explosive device but was recovered and made safe before it could be detonated, they added.
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