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Explosions and gunfire have been heard in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe, witnesses say.
Reports said the blasts happened around the time of evening prayers, quickly followed by gunfire.
Witnesses said people were fleeing an area near a police station and immigration office.
Gombe has previously been targeted by the Islamist sect Boko Haram. In January, an attack on a church in the city left six worshippers dead.
Nigeria is experiencing a surge in ethnic and sectarian violence.
There were few details of the latest attack. Gombe state police commissioner Orubebe Ghandi Ebikeme described the situation as "very bad'' but gave no further comment.
Earlier on Friday, gunmen killed five people at a mosque in Kano, the main city in northern Nigeria, police said.
A police spokesman said the attackers arrived on motorcycles and opened fire at worshippers.
25 Feb, 2012
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17162556
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