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Canada probes embassy explosion in Nigeria, suspends operation in Abuja

The Canadian Government probing the fire explosion at its Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria that killed two persons and injured two others.
The Canadian Foreign Minister, Melanie Joly, said this in a terse statement on X formerly Twitter, mourning the victims of the explosion.
“We can confirm there was an explosion at our High Commission in Nigeria. The fire is out and we are working to shed light on what caused this situation. I send my heartfelt condolences to the families of the two people killed in this tragedy,” she said.
The North American country also issued a warning against nonessential travel to Nigeria.
Canada’s High Commission in Nigeria, said on social media that it had “temporarily suspended operations until further notice”.
The Commission was however silent on the explosion, issuing a travel advisory and warning against non-essential travel to Nigeria, including the capital Abuja.
It blamed the decision on “the unpredictable security situation throughout the country and the significant risk of terrorism, crime, inter-communal clashes, armed attacks and kidnappings.”

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