Death Toll From Panic After Blasts Tops 1,000
Nigerian officials reported that more than 1,000 people were killed when massive explosions ripped through Lagos neighborhoods a week ago. The dead were mainly children who drowned in a canal as they fled in panic.
More than 700 bodies have been brought to mortuaries, and the remaining 300 were claimed by individuals for private burials, Lagos State Information Commissioner Dele Alake said.
The revised death toll is 400 more than previously estimated.
Thousands fled after a chain of explosions erupted at an army base. The blasts lasted for hours, propelling shells and flaming debris for miles. Officials are still investigating the cause of the explosions.
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