Gas tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 35 peoples

ABUJA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - At least 35 people were killed on Monday and hundreds injured when a gas tanker exploded in the northern Nigerian state of Nassarawa, the state emergency agency said.

The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) official said the accident happened on Monday at a petrol station along the Lafia-Makurdi road linking the capital city of Abuja with the north and southern Nigeria.