Abuja — High espectation with which Nigerians and hundreds of foreigners thronged the Eagle Square in Abuja yesterday to mark the Golden Jubilee of the nation's independence was marred when explosives planted by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) went off, killing no fewer than 12 persons and injuring eight.
Even as the explosion sent fears down the spines of hundreds of people who had gathered to physically watch the splendid displays packaged by government to celebrate the event, a minor explosion also occurred at the Eagle Square itself, from one of the policemen detailed to participate in the march-past, but there was no casualty in the incident.
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