[meteorite-list] Strange Explosion Rocks Sokoto

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:46:37 -0500
Message-ID: <98C44220-55CA-4037-8EF7-F1E31DE0FBD9_at_dof3.com>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoto

nigeria

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On Jan 11, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Michael L Blood wrote:

> 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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