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Nigeria bus crash kills at least 25 children on religious trip

Nigeria bus crash kills at least 25 children on religious trip. [AFP]

A bus carrying Muslim faithful celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed crashed in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing at least 25 children, an official told AFP Tuesday.

Organisers of the religious pilgrimage gave a higher toll of 40, with 31 injured.

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