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Hundreds of people were inside the mosque for Friday prayers when part of the building collapsed, officials say.
Seven people were killed when part of a mosque filled with hundreds of worshippers collapsed in Nigeria’s northern city of Zaria, in Kaduna state, with several others injured, officials said.
The incident occurred as hundreds of faithful observed afternoon prayers on Friday at the city’s central mosque, Zaria Emirate Council spokesman Abdullahi Kwarbai said.
“Four bodies were found initially, and then three others were found after the rescue team searched the collapsed…
