Monday, June 18, 2012

Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Yesterday's Attacks Against Christian Churches In Nigeria


Nigeria Church Blast Toll Rises To 45 -- 9 News

Rescuers are searching for bodies after suicide attacks on three churches in Nigeria and subsequent rioting killed at least 45 and wounded more than 100.

The attacks in northern Kaduna state that led to reprisal violence which saw Christian youths target Muslims with machetes and clubs were the latest in a wave of Sunday church bombings in Africa's most populous nation.

There was no claim of responsibility for the bombings but Islamist group Boko Haram has carried out scores of such attacks.

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More News On Yesterday's Bombing Attacks Against Christian Churches In Nigeria

Nigeria: Dozens dead in church bombings and rioting -- BBC
Nigeria Church Explosions in Kaduna State Kill at Least 53 -- Bloomberg
Search for bodies as Nigeria church blasts, riots kill 45 -- AFP
Boko Haram claims responsibility for Nigeria church bombings -- CNN
Curfew in northern Nigeria after dozens killed in blast -- BBC
Nigeria church bombings kill 19, spark reprisals -- Reuters
21 killed in attacks on churches in Nigeria -- AJC/AP
36 dead in Nigeria church attacks -- iol News
Christians retaliate after three more churches bombed in Nigeria -- Christian Science Monitor
Series of bombings hit Nigerian churches -- The Telegraph
Religious violence engulfs Nigeria’s Kaduna -- Al Jazeera

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