[meteorite-list] Strange Explosion Rocks Sokoto

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:29:02 -0800
Message-ID: <C3AD1F9E.12FCA%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Mike and all,
        Am I to assume Sokoto is in Japan, because it sounds
Like a Japanese name? Am I to assume Sokoto is in some
0ther country because Mohammed is not, I would think, a
Common Japanese name?
        In other words.... WHERE is "Sokoto?"
        RSVP
        Thanks, Michael



on 1/11/08 9:57 AM, Mike Groetz at mpg444 at yahoo.com wrote:

> http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=100124
>
> Strange Explosion Rocks Sokoto
> ?Police Begin Probe
>> From Mohammed Aminu in Sokoto, 01.11.2008
>
> There was pandemoniun yesterday as a loud explosion
> emanating from a heavy metal?like object rocked the
> city of Sokoto.
> The object fell from an unknown location and landed at
> Mana Village, Sokoto South Local Government Council,
> at about 10:00p.m. Wednesday night, in the compound of
> one Bello Mohammed, creating extra ordinary lightning
> across the metropolis.
> THISDAY gathered that residents were thrown into
> confusion when they saw an illuminated object moving
> before it later exploded.Assistant Commissioner of
> Police in charge of Criminal Investigations
> Department, Sir Clement Adoda, who confirmed the
> incident, said as soon as the incident occured ,
> security personnel moved swiftly to the village and
> located the shattered house.
> He said the object is a Meteorite, which has
> completely destroyed the roof of Mohammed?s house,
> and went almost two meters deep into the ground. Adoda
> also went with bomb disposal men who took the object
> to the state police command for further investigation.
> He, however, said the police are yet to ascertain
> where the object came from. No casualty was recorded.
>
>
>
>
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