Saturday, December 25, 2010

Attacks Against Christians In Nigeria Kills Dozens

Violence in Nigeria Leaves Dozens Dead -- Wall Street Journal/AP

JOS, Nigeria—Multiple explosions in central Nigeria killed 32 people and six others died in attacks by Muslim sect members on two churches in the north, officials said Saturday.

Police spokesman Mohammed Lerama said 32 people died and at least 74 were injured in four bomb blasts Friday night that went off in close succession in different parts of Jos in central Nigeria—a region violently divided between Christians and Muslims.

Manasie Phampe, the Red Cross secretary in Jos, gave slightly different figures and said 52 people were injured. Some of the injured were in intensive care at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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More News On Today`s Attacks In Nigeria

Nigeria: At least 38 killed in Xmas Eve attacks -- Yahoo News/AP
Christmas holiday attacks kill at least 38 in Nigeria -- AFP
Christmas Eve Attacks in Nigeria Kill at Least 38 -- Voice of America
Official: Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria kill 31 -- CNN
Christmas Eve bombs hit Nigerian city -- UPI
At least 20 killed in Nigeria's Jos bomb blasts -- Xinhuanet
Suspected Bomb Blasts Kill at Least 20 in Nigeria -- Bloomberg
Official: Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria leave dead, injured -- CNN
Jos residents reel from twin blasts that killed tens -- Next
Xmas Eve Tragedy: Bomb Blasts In Jos, Many Killed -- Saturday Tribune
Many feared dead as blasts rock Jos on Xmas eve -- Vanguard
Bomb blast perpetrators want resurgence of violence: Jang -- NEXT

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