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Article: BLAST AT BANK BUILDING LEAVES 40 DEAD IN LAGOS.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- February 3, 2003
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Byline: Dulue Mbachu Associated Press
LAGOS, Nigeria -- An explosion destroyed a bank and dozens of apartments above it Sunday in Nigeria's biggest city, killing at least 40 people and trapping many more in the rubble. Hundreds of young men swarmed the area in a grab for money that littered the debris.
The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known, but police were considering several explanations, including the possibility that someone was trying to rob the bank.
Young men grabbed fistfuls of cash just after the explosion, touching off bloody scuffles, and several were arrested. Trapped victims cried for help and onlookers wailed as rescuers ...