Attack
On 18 March 2013, a suicide attack was committed against Christian civilians at the Kano bus station, all of whom were boarding the buses to go to the mostly Christian south.
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On 18 March 2013, a suicide attack was committed against Christian civilians at the Kano bus station, all of whom were boarding the buses to go to the mostly Christian south.
On 18 March 2013 at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency , a Volkswagen Golf packed with explosives and driven by three suicide bombers sped to five buses, which were being boarded by civilians. The car hit one of the buses and exploded. After the explosion, people started evacuating from the remaining buses. A fire spread to the four remaining buses, many of which still had passengers in them.
It is speculated how many people died in the attack. Sources like the Vanguard claim the attack killed up to 60 people. BBC claims it was 22, though according to Reuters, the number is 25. Though the attacks followed a long list of incidents that indiscriminately targeted the vast majority of the Muslim populated state.
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