Kano, Nigeria, Oct 18, 2024 (AFP) - Death toll in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion rises to 170

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2024-10-18

A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed more than 170 people, with a further 70 receiving intensive care in hospital, police said on Friday. A blast tore through crowds who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in the town of Majiya in Jigawa state late on Tuesday. "At the Federal Medical Centers in Azare, Nguru, and Birnin Kudu, 70 people were receiving intensive care," said spokesman Deputy Superintendent of P......

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