Monday, June 27, 2011

25 Killed In Bomb Attack In Northern Nigeria

Bomb Attack Kills At Least 25 In Northern Nigeria -- The Guardian

Suspicion falls on Islamist group Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for recent killings in Abuja

At least 25 people were killed and 12 injured in a bomb attack believed to have been carried out by Islamist extremists in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday. Police said the attack was carried out by two men riding on motorcycles who threw bombs into three beer gardens in the city of Maiduguri, Borno state, during the afternoon.

The authorities have attributed the bombings to the Boko Haram group, who recently claimed responsibility for another attack that killed at least 22 people at the police headquarters in the country's capital, Abuja.

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More News On Yesterday's Bomb Attack In Northern Nigeria

Deadly bomb blasts hit Nigerian city
-- Al Jazeera
Nigeria: 25 killed in 3 bomb attacks in northeast -- AP
25 killed in attacks in northern Nigeria: security sources -- Yahoo News/AFP
Dozens killed in attacks in northern Nigeria -- Mail & Guardian
Suspected Islamists bomb Nigerian pubs, killing 25 -- The Telegraph

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