Minibus Explodes in Port Harcourt

Date: Friday, May 18, 2012

An explosion has occurred in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The blast occurred in a bus in the Roumoukoro area of the city around 10:30 AM Nigeria time. According to various reports out of Nigeria, the blast occurred when explosives carried by a group of suspected armed robbers accidentally went off.

The explosion blew up a minibus carrying at least three of the suspected robbers, their weapons, and a significant amount of ammunition, Rivers State Police Commissioner Mohammed Abdulkadir Indabawa told Reuters.

Two people in the bus and a woman who was nearby were injured in the explosion, he added.

"We suspect they were armed robbers going (on) an operation, and things went wrong for them," said Indabawa.

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