Nigeria: 16 dead following gunfire, bomb attack on Mass

April 30, 2012

Worshippers at a university in the northern Nigerian city of Kano were victims of a bomb and gunfire attack during Sunday Mass.

At least 16 people perished; the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram is suspected in the attack.

 

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Further information:

• Nigeria: Explosions, Gunfire Strike BUK Chaplaincy During Catholic Mass (Abuja Leadership)
• Red Cross: 16 killed in attack on Catholic worship service at Nigeria university (AP)