Fresh attacks on police in Kano

they just threw two bombs and followed it with gunshots . . . that lasted for 25 minutes,” he said.
It was unclear if there were casualties.
Gunfire was also heard from the police headquarters, which was one of the targets of the last week’s attacks. A police source later said it was just a show of force by military reinforcements that had just arrived from Lagos.
The US State Department urged Africa’s top oil producer to “stand united” in the face of growing sectarian strife, while a visiting US delegation promised security assistance.
Meanwhile, Nigerian troops have withdrawn from the streets of the commercial capital Lagos following a public outcry over their deployment in the wake of mass fuel protests, a spokesman said yesterday.
“The soldiers have left Lagos. Their withdrawal was approved by the military authorities,” military spokesman Colonel Mohammed Yerima said, adding that the pullback took place on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, armoured tanks and hundreds of soldiers had deployed to trouble spots in Lagos, the country’s largest city with a population of around 15 million, to quell week-long protests over the removal of fuel subsidies.
The move drew harsh criticism from prominent Nigerians, including Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who demanded the army immediately withdraw from central Lagos.
President Goodluck Jonathan set off a wave of protests when he abolished fuel subsidies on January 1, causing petrol prices to more than double.
A subsequent general strike locked the country down for several days and cost the regional powerhouse an estimated US$1,3 billion. The government eventually agreed to a lesser price. – AFP.