Eight passengers killed, 26 more injured in Nigeria's train attack: official

STORY: Eight passengers killed, 26 more injured in Nigeria's train attack: official DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of military personnel examining the scene of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack 2. various of the derailed train 3. various of bullet holes on the train's windows 4. various of the scene STORYLINE: An official in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna confirmed Tuesday that eight passengers were killed and 26 others sustained injuries in the attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train by gunmen. On Monday night, a passenger train en route to Kaduna from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, was attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Rijana, a town in Kaduna. The terrorists had planted explosive devices along the rail track, and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound train approached the point, the device exploded, causing the train to derail. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal security and home affairs in the state, who confirmed the figure