AN explosion has hit northern Nigeria's Yobe state at a venue televising a World Cup football match, residents and security officials say.The blast hit Damaturu town at about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT), reports said.There were reports of casualties being brought into hospitals, but it is not clear if there were any deaths.
Yobe is one of three areas under a state of emergency amid attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants."There was an explosion outside a soccer viewing centre here in Damaturu at around 20:15," Sanusi Ruf'ai, police commissioner for Yobe state, told AFP news agency."Our men have deployed to the scene but it's too early for us to give details."Trucks carrying bodies have arrived at a local hospital, Reuters news agency reported, citing a source at the hospital.Open-air viewing centres - where people pay to watch live football - are popular throughout Nigeria.However, the Nigerian authorities have warned residents in some states to avoid public screenings of the World Cup, fearing militant attacks.
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