Nigerian barracks blast kills 10

A bomb tore through a bar in a military barracks in Nigeria’s restive Muslim north, killing 10 people just hours after a southern Christian president was inaugurated.

Nigerian barracks blast kills 10
Mon, 30 May, 2011 - 12:29

A bomb tore through a bar in a military barracks in Nigeria’s restive Muslim north, killing 10 people just hours after a southern Christian president was inaugurated.

Bauchi state police chief Mohammed Indabawa said the blast hit the bar in the town of Bauchi at about 8pm last night, wounding nine people.

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