Historical eventNovember 282014

2014 Kano attack

Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killing at least 120 people.

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When
Friday, November 28 201412 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2014-11-28.

Place: Kano, Nigeria.

Type: occurrence.

Deaths reported: 120. Casualties: 270.

What came before

Part of: Boko Haram insurgency.

Background On 25 November, two female suicide bombers killed over 45 people in a crowded market in Maiduguri , Borno State . [ 1 ] On 27 November, around 50 people were killed in Damasak by the Boko Haram militants. [ 2 ] A bomb attack was also foiled near a mosque in Maiduguri hours before the Kano bombings. A roadside bomb, suspected to be remote-controlled, was defused. ^ "Northeast Nigeria bus station blast kills 40 people: sources" . Reuters . 27 November 2014 . Retrieved 29 November 2014 .

What happened

Bombings The attack occurred on 28 November 2014 when the Friday prayer was under way. Three bombs were detonated when the prayers had just started. According to an eyewitness, two blasts were in the courtyard, while the third was on a nearby road. [ 1 ] Another eyewitness said, "The imam was about to start prayer when he saw somebody in a car trying to force himself into the mosque. But when people stopped him, he detonated the explosions. People started running helter-skelter." [ 2 ]

Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killing at least 120 people.

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