THE confirmed death toll from the collapse of a Nigerian mosque has risen to 12 after police recovered the bodies of seven children. It was not clear how many victims remained under the rubble, but neighbours said some 20 children had been in the building in Mushin, a shantytown in the commercial capital Lagos, when it collapsed on Wednesday after a downpour. The ruins became a place of pilgrimage on Thursday as a crowd of about 2_000 gathered to watch the rescue and pray. – Reuters
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