Over 30 churches attacked in Nigeria
July 07, 2015
The jihadist group Boko Haram unleashed a wave of violence in Nigeria in recent days, leaving over 60 dead, according to an Associated Press report.
In Potiskum, a town in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, a female suicide bomber killed six at an evangelical Christian church during a July 5 service.
“Elsewhere in the northeast, extremists killed nine people and burned down 32 churches and about 300 homes in several villages,” AP reported, citing a local source.
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Further information:
- Day of extremist violence across Nigeria kills more than 60 (AP)
- Suicide bomber kills six at church in Nigeria (Reuters)
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