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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 18 May 2014

    Big explosion near popular bar in northern #Nigeria city of #Kano, police say

    2:37 PM - 18 May 2014
    • 417 Retweets
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    • Brian N xamdiina ahmed Rachel Bevan Rebecca Hart jane isah peter Chrissy Swisz e.s Kaigama T. J. Hashtag
    54 replies 417 retweets 78 likes
      1. hameen tariq‏ @hameentariq 19 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking

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      2. #BlackityBlackBlackHistoryMonth‏ @UncleTimi 18 May 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Big explosion near popular bar in northern #Nigeria city of #Kano, police say”<😔😔😔why...?

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      1. Dean Waters‏ @RockingWaters 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Save lives, girls, families, children, water, & the men who will fight the corruption in the country. Kids must learn knowledge

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      1. Umaarrr.‏ @MobidEE 18 May 2014
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        😭 “@BBCBreaking: Big explosion near popular bar in northern #Nigeria city of #Kano, police say”

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      1.  🍺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 AleBlueCarl🕇 🍺‏ @Ale_carl36 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking The Religion of Peace by any chance?

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      1. Cee  🥇‏ @SPEAKYOURMINDD 18 May 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Big explosion near popular bar in northern #Nigeria city of #Kano, police say”

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      1. Aaron wheeler‏ @Aaron796 19 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking the religeon of so called peace is at it again.

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      1. Cynthiajames James‏ @CjamesGedeon 19 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking thanks for accepting my request

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      1. AyoLademi‏ @AyoLademi 19 May 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Big explosion near popular bar in northern #Nigeria city of #Kano, police say” Lord have Mercy! 🙏

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      1. Zaumu Joseph‏ @jzaumu 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking boko haram should stop these attacks. Are we in hell here on Earth

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      1. Lukman Abubakar‏ @LukmanAbubaka11 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Signs of a failed state!

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      1. Henry Abiodun‏ @Forwardman 18 May 2014
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      1. Samuel Address 54 WI‏ @54WI 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking is this the same group that used to terrorized Nigeria in the 1980s? I remember there were similar attacks in Kano & Kaduna.

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      1. Manim heights‏ @Tomken81229 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking.. This more of an islamic taking, than few nigerians think.. The muslims have sworn to demolish Nigeria for the sake of power

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      1. V N ARYA‏ @aryavansh108 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews gosh same stuff

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      1. llueve llueve‏ @lluevemuchoaqui 18 May 2014
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      1. pam a‏ @pam_i_am_A1 18 May 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Boko Haram Happy Hour-killling everyone in the bar!!

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