Explosion hint football viewing center
Blast at northern Nigeria football viewing centreAFP1 hr ago Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - An explosion ripped through a football viewing centre in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, police and residents said, as fans gathered to watch the World Cup. The blast at the Crossfire venue, in the Nayi-Nawa area of the state capital of Yobe, happened shortly after tournament hosts Brazil kicked off against Mexico at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT). There were no immediate reports of deaths but hospitals were reporting casualties being brought in, medical sources said. Sanusi Ruf'ai, police commissioner for Yobe state, told AFP:"There was an explosion outside a soccer viewing centre here in Damaturu at around 8:15 pm. "Our men have deployed to the scene but it's too early for us to give details." One resident said the area had been cordoned off as police and soldiers were sent to the scene. The blast comes after at least two states banned viewing centres on security grounds following p...