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尼日利亚某大学发生爆炸案 8人丧生 An explosion has struck a public health college in Nigerias second city of Kano, in the north, killing at least eight people, police say. 尼日利亚北方第二大城市卡诺一所公共卫生学院发生一起爆炸案，至少8人丧生。 ? At least 20 others were wounded in the blast at the Kano School of Hygiene.? ? The city has been targeted in the past by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, which aims to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria. ? Three states to the east of Kano are under a government-imposed emergency after years of militant attacks. ? Kano State police spokesman Magaji Majiya, who confirmed the attack, said eight people had been killed and many others with horrific injuries had been taken to hospital for treatment. ? Registration period ? The BBCs Mansur Liman, in the capital Abuja, says the blast occurred as students were struggling to meet a deadline to register for the new academic session. ? He says the area has been cordoned off（隔离） and emergency services are continuing to take the injured to hospital.? ? One person has been arrested, according to the police. ? A teacher at the college told the AFP news agency that the blast seemed to originate from a car park next to the post-secondary training school.? ? The latest incident comes less than a week after some 21 people were killed in a bomb blast outside a shop in Yobe state where people had gathered to watch a World Cup match. ? Public screenings of the World Cup in some parts of Nigeria have been banned because of threats by Boko Haram, who want to overthrow the government. 1