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Kano governor declares day of mourning after athletes representing the state at a national sports event are killed.
A bus crash in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano has killed 22 athletes returning home from a national sports event, according to the local governor.
The bus, which was reportedly carrying more than 30 passengers, plunged off the Chiromawa Bridge on the Kano-Zaria expressway on Saturday, Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf told The Associated Press news agency.
The exact cause of the accident was not known, but the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it “might have occurred as…
