Pictures: The Scene Of The Zaria Bomb Blast at Workers’ Biometric Screening Centre In Zaria

Here are photos of the Government Secretariat that was bombed this morning by a suicide bomber in Zaria.

So far, 25 people have been confirmed dead and 32 injured.

Photos after the cut:

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A blast hit a local government headquarters in Zaria, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday, as primary school teachers and public staff were undergoing identity checks, one worker said.

“The explosive went off at about 9:00 am (0800 GMT)… The area has been taken over by security personnel but high casualties are likely,” local government worker Mahmud Abbas told AFP.