An explosion has ripped through a police headquarters in the largest city in Nigeria's Muslim north, causing unknown casualties, witnesses say.
The blast occurred just after 5pm in Kano, the second largest city in Nigeria. Police kept Associated Press reporters away from the building, which had its roof removed and blown out in the explosion.
Authorities could not be immediately reached for comment to say what caused the blast or say if there had been any injuries. An AP reporter could see a plume of smoke also rising from another neighbourhood in the city.
Another AP reporter said the explosion was powerful enough to shake his car several miles away.
The explosion occurred as Nigeria faces increasing attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram. Boko Haram has been blamed for killing at least 76 people since the start of the year. The sect killed at least 510 people last year in its growing struggle against Nigeria's weak central government.
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