Attack on church averted in Nigeria

July 14, 2015

Worshippers at a Protestant church in Jos, Nigeria, escaped death on July 12 when bombs were discovered before they exploded.

“They were removed and detonated,” said Ezekiel Manzo, a spokesman for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency.

The discovery comes amid a wave of violence committed by the jihadist group Boko Haram.

 

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Further information:

• Nigeria: Worshippers Escape Death As Explosives Are Recovered From Jos Church (This Day)
• Bombs Discovered at Church in Central Nigerian City of Jos (Bloomberg)