Petrol Station Blast in Nigeria a Suicide Attack, 6 Killed

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Six people, including three police, were killed in a suspected Boko Haram suicide attack at a petrol station in Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, police said on Friday.

"A man driving a Toyota Sienna drove into the filling station as if he was going to buy fuel. The vehicle exploded causing six deaths, including three policemen," the Kano state police commissioner Adelenre Shinaba told reporters.

"It is obviously a suicide attack," he said of the blast and blamed "the terrorists we've been battling", referring to Boko Haram militants.

Boko Haram militants have overrun several towns in Nigeria's restive northeastern region. The group has claimed responsibility for many deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since the beginning of its militancy in 2009.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team