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At least 10 killed in police-Shiites clash

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[FILE PHOTO] Northern Nigerian city of Kano shows protesters from the pro-Iranian Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) marching in the rain through the streets to press for the release of their leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat. Northern Nigeria, already devastated by Boko Haram Islamist group attacks, slides into another conflict, with Iran and Saudi Arabia waging war remotely on its territory through the Izala and IMN groups, AFP reported on November 5, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / AMINU ABUBAKAR

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured Monday when police opened fire during clashes with members of a pro-Iranian Shiite group outside the northern Nigerian city of Kano, said witnesses and police.

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