Aftermath of blast at mosque which killed 35 people

Описание: (29 Nov 2014) Multiple explosions tore through the central mosque in Nigeria's second-largest city on Friday killing 35 people, police said.
One hundred and fifty others sustained various degrees of injury in the blasts in the city of Kano, State Deputy Police Commissioner Sanusi Lemu said.
Hundreds had gathered to listen to a sermon in a region terrorised by attacks from the militant group Boko Haram.
Witnesses said heavy smoke could be seen billowing in the sky from a long distance away.
Immediately after the blasts, hundreds of angry youths took to the streets, throwing stones, brandishing sticks and shouting at security officials.
The palace of the Emir of Kano is near the central mosque.
Palace officials said that the Emir - one of the highest ranking Islamic figures in Nigeria - is currently out of the country.
Boko Haram has not claimed responsibility, but the attack bears the hallmarks of the militant group that has carried out numerous such attacks in northern Nigeria, including others in Kano.
In September, two suicide bombers killed at least 15 students at a government college and in July, five suicide bombings were carried out over the course of a week. More than 1,500 have been killed this year in the insurgency.
The attack drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who called the attack "horrific," pledged UN support for Nigeria's fight against terrorism, and called for the perpetrators to be swiftly brought to justice, according to his spokesman.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the attack.
Meanwhile, a police anti-bomb squad defused six bombs planted near a mosque and a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday, according to a Borno state police spokesman.
Fears are running high in Maiduguri, a major commercial centre and historic city of more than one million people, after two female suicide bombers detonated explosives on Tuesday at a commercial centre, killing at least 70 people.

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