BREAKING: Explosion rocks Abuja, many feared dead

The explosion occurred at about 4pm‎.

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An explosion has occurred at a major shopping mall, Emab Plaza, in Wuse 2, Abuja.

A witness said the explosion ‎occurred at about 4p.m.

Emab Plaza is a busy shopping mall in the highbrow area of Nigeria’s capital city, on Aminu Kano Crescent.

The explosion apparently occurred at the gate of the busy plaza.

This is the third deadly explosion in the Nigerian capital in two months. The extremist Boko Haram sect claimed responsibility for the two explosions in April and May in Nyanya, a suburb of the capital.

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Emergency workers are still evacuating the injured and bodies to Maitama District Hospital and other hospitals.
A police officer laments that the plaza made no security provisions.
"Nothing, they don't search cars, booths, anybody can just drive in," he said.

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‎The fire service officials put out the fire at about 4:40 pm. They arrived about 23 minutes before then.
‎Fire service and emergency officials are still searching shops to see if anyone is trapped within. Injured are still being evacuated.