'Heavy Casualties' as Blast Rocks Northeast Nigeria Market
A massive explosion at a market in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi city caused "heavy casualties" on Monday, setting the entire area ablaze with rescue workers struggling to reach the scene, the Red Cross said.
"There was an explosion in the market with a large number of women traders... at around 5:00 pm (1600 GMT)," said Adamu Abubakar of the Red Cross in Bauchi. "There are heavy casualties of course, but for now we can't do anything until the fire is put out."
Multiple witnesses gave a similar account.
Source: Agence France Presse
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