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At least seven people were killed and&nbsp;several&nbsp;were missing&nbsp;after&nbsp;suspected bandits&nbsp;attacked a&nbsp;passenger&nbsp;train&nbsp;headed to the northern&nbsp;Nigerian city of Kaduna from the capital Abuja on Monday night, a&nbsp;passenger&nbsp;and a security source said.

Suspected bandits blew rail tracks and exchanged fire with security officials aboard the&nbsp;train, the second such incident since October that highlights growing insecurity in Africa's most populous nation.

The&nbsp;Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said in a statement on Tuesday it had temporarily suspended services on the Abuja-Kaduna route following the&nbsp;attack, which took place some 30 minutes from Kaduna.

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Two NRC workers and five security personnel were killed when&nbsp;gunmen&nbsp;opened fire on the&nbsp;train, a&nbsp;passenger&nbsp;and member of Kaduna's security service told Reuters.

A Kaduna police spokesman did not respond to calls and text messages seeking comment.

Kaduna security services were expected to hold a media briefing media later on Tuesday, local television stations reported.

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Kaduna-based journalist Yusuf Atta said his mother and sister were on the&nbsp;train&nbsp;and were not accounted for as of Tuesday morning.

Most of the more than 900&nbsp;passengers were taken from the scene of the&nbsp;attack&nbsp;on buses to Kaduna as deployed security forces kept watch on the&nbsp;train, relatives of the&nbsp;passengers told Reuters.

An unknown number of&nbsp;passengers were&nbsp;injured&nbsp;and receiving treatment at a local hospital, Kaduna state internal security ministry said.

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At least seven people were killed and several were missing after suspected bandits attacked a passenger train headed to the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna from the capital Abuja on Monday night, a passenger and a security source said.

At least seven people were killed and several were missing after suspected bandits attacked a passenger train headed to the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna from the capital Abuja on Monday night, a passenger and a security source said. Suspected bandits blew rail tracks and exchanged fire with security officials aboard the train, the second such incident since October that highlights growing insecurity in Africa's most populous nation. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said in a statement on Tuesday it had temporarily suspended services on the Abuja-Kaduna route following the attack, which took place some 30 minutes from Kaduna. Also read | Nigeria condemns reports of racism at Ukraine border Two NRC workers and five security personnel were killed when gunmen opened fire on the train, a passenger and member of Kaduna's security service told Reuters. A Kaduna police spokesman did not respond to calls and text messages seeking comment. Kaduna security services were expected to hold a media briefing media later on Tuesday, local television stations reported. Also read | Nigeria's looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later Kaduna-based journalist Yusuf Atta said his mother and sister were on the train and were not accounted for as of Tuesday morning. Most of the more than 900 passengers were taken from the scene of the attack on buses to Kaduna as deployed security forces kept watch on the train, relatives of the passengers told Reuters. An unknown number of passengers were injured and receiving treatment at a local hospital, Kaduna state internal security ministry said. Watch | Nigeria destroys more than 1 million AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses

At least 7 dead after suspected bandits attack train in northern Nigeria: Report

An estimated 200 people were killed and 10,000 displaced in attacks by armed bandits in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara following military air raids on their hideouts last week.

Nigeria: Almost 200 people killed in attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara

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At least 7 dead after suspected bandits attack train in northern Nigeria: Report

Nigeria: Almost 200 people killed in attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara