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1st LD: Casualties feared as suicide attack hits Muslim procession in NW Nigeria: security

Xinhua, November 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Casualties were feared Friday after a suicide bomber hit a Muslim procession in Dakasoye town of Nigeria's northwestern state of Kano, security sources said.

The bomber blew up himself amid the crowd, after he disguised as a member of an Islamic sect which organized the procession, said an unnamed security source in Dakasoye town, located 20 km from Kano's main city.

"It is too early to give a precise figure of casualties. It was a huge crowd," added the security source.

Boko Haram, which has waged a campaign of violence in Nigeria in an effort to establish an Islamic state, is believed to have carried out the attack.

The terror group has killed some 13,000 people and kidnapped hundreds, with surrounding countries such as Niger, Chad and Cameroon affected.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given a December deadline for the army to end the Boko Haram insurgency. Endit