Nigeria: 38 dead in church attacks, bombings

December 27, 2010

Armed men attacked two Protestant churches in Nigeria on Christmas Eve, killing a pastor and setting fire to one of the churches. The churches were located in Maiduguri, a northeastern city that serves as the headquarters of the Islamist group Boko Haram.

In the central Nigerian city of Jos, four bombs exploded, two in a market filled with Christmas Eve shoppers, and one in a Christian area of the city.

At least 38 died in the church attacks and bombings.

 

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Further information:

• Christmas weekend violence kills 38 in Nigeria (AP)
• Religious clashes flare in central Nigeria (Reuters)
• Muslims slaughter hundreds of Christians in Nigeria (CWN, 3/8/10)