Death toll in Nigeria blast mounts

The authorities in Nigeria say at least nine people have been killed in an explosion near a primary school in the northern city of Kano.

Nigeria’s ministry of humanitarian affairs says victims have been recovered from the rubble of a building devastated by the blast outside the school.

Part of the school’s roof was also been blown off. Police are still investigating the cause of the blast but initial reports suggest it was caused by a gas cylinder in a welding shop.

News of the blast caused tension and panic across the commercial city.

This article originally appeared in BBC News

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