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Shiite Members and Police Clash In Kano, Many Feared Dead

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Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Monday morning clashed with the police in Kano.

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A witness told Premium Times that the clash started around Tamburawa, on the outskirts of Kano city, when the police tried to stop a Shiite protest.

Over a dozen people including a police officer are feared killed from the violent clash.

The police have since deployed heavily armed mobile police officers to the area while the major Kano- Zaria road is completely blocked.

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