Explosion at Canadian embassy in Nigeria kills two

An explosion at the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria killed two people, including a locally engaged employee, forcing a temporary halt in operations until further notice, the Canadian embassy said in a statement on Tuesday. Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian government department responsible for international relations, said in a statement on X that an investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway, but that everything points to an accident rather than a deliberate act. The explosion occurred in a generator room at the High Commission in the capital Abuja, leaving two other people injured.