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Monday, July 28, 2014

Nigeria's Borno state bans cars during Eid festival

An officer pictured amidst the traffic of Maiduguri, Nigeria - April 2013 
The use of vehicles in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state has been banned during Eid, the three-day festival that ends Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month.
Eid started on Sunday in Nigeria, and authorities say they have intelligence that Islamist group Boko Haram is planning to carry out car bomb attacks.
Meanwhile, police say a bomb has exploded in the northern city of Kano.
For a third year the city's famous Eid durbar, or horse parading ceremony, has been cancelled due to security fears. Na waoooooo

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