The Kano State Fire Service says it saved 132 lives and property worth N16.5 million in 41 fire incidents in the state in October. The Public Relations Officer of service, Saidu Muhammad, said this in a statement in Kano. Muhammad who said that the fire incidents occurred in different parts of the state from October 1 to October 31, attributed the success of the service to its synergy with the public. He, however, said that nine persons died in the course of the fire outbreaks, while property valued at N8.6…
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Man opens fire at Croatian government building, wounds policeman
An attacker opened fire with an assault rifle in front of the Croatian government headquarters in Zagreb on Monday, wounding a policeman guarding the building, the Interior Ministry said. The attacker fled after firing three volleys of automatic fire and then apparently committed suicide. Police said the mans body was found less than a kilometre away. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic was not in the building at the time of the attack, minutes after 8 a.m. (0600 GMT), a government spokesman said. He arrived within an hour. The wounded policeman underwent…
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