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Explosion at Port Harcourt mall, not a terror attack —Police
The Police in Rivers State has said that the explosion that occurred at a popular shopping mall in Port Harcourt was a terror attack.
The Rivers Police Command Spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the explosion at the mall that shared perimeter fence with the Government House on Thursday.
He said no life was lost to the explosion which occurred on Wednesday, however, five persons were injured.
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“The explosion occurred at 5:50 p.m. at the kitchen section with five persons sustaining various degrees of burns.
“They (victims) are currently receiving medical attention at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital in Port Harcourt,” he said in a statement.
Omoni said the police had launched a full investigation with a view to unravelling the cause of the incident.
“However, a preliminary investigation conducted revealed that the explosion has no semblance of a terrorist attack.
“Also, no life was lost as being speculated in some quarters. There is no cause for alarm,” he assured the residents of the state.
The spokesman said that normal business activities had since resumed at the mall.
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