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At Least 11 Children Killed, 17 Injured as Bus Drives Into Procession in Nigeria

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A total of 11 children died and 17 others were seriously injured after a bus ran into a Muslim procession in northern Nigeria because of a brake failure... 21.12.2016, Sputnik International

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At Least 11 Children Killed, 17 Injured as Bus Drives Into Procession in Nigeria

16:02 GMT 21.12.2016 (Updated: 09:42 GMT 20.06.2023)

© AFP 2023 / STRINGERDisplaced children L) watching, as malnurished and sick children are being taken away in an ambulance for treatment in Bama's camp for internally displaced people (IDP), in the outskirts of Maiduguri capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria (File)

Displaced children L) watching, as malnurished and sick children are being taken away in an ambulance for treatment in Bama's camp for internally displaced people (IDP), in the outskirts of Maiduguri capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria (File) - Sputnik International

A total of 11 children died and 17 others were seriously injured after a bus ran into a Muslim procession in northern Nigeria because of a brake failure, according to a police spokesman.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — At least 11 children were killed and 17 more were injured as a bus ran into a Muslim procession in northern Nigeria because of a brake failure, a police spokesman said Wednesday.

"A total of 11 children died in the incident while 17 others were seriously injured," Ahmed Usman said, as quoted by the Aljazirah Nigeria news website, adding that the oldest victim was 15 years old.