Nigeria: Deaths As Kano Police Clash With Shia Muslims

Ten Shia Muslims have been killed and many others wounded in clashes with Nigeria's police near the main northern city of Kano.

Police Commissioner Rabiu Yusuf says five police officers were wounded, one of them in a critical condition.

Ten people have also been arrested in connection to the killings.

The Shia belongs to the pro-Iranian Islamic Movement of Nigeria, which is banned in Kano.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS