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Suicide car attack kills 3 at church in Nigeria
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September 24, 2012, Monday
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A suicide car bomber blew himself up outside a Catholic church in northern Nigeria yesterday, killing himself and at least two other people and wounding 46, police said.
Police cordoned off the area around St John's church after the blast, which caused minimal damage to the building but killed at least two people in a market area of Bauchi city.
A Reuters journalist saw emergency services bring out three bodies in the area, called Wunti, and police identified one as the occupant of the car that blew up. Several wounded were being taken out on stretchers.
Bauchi police spokesman Hassan Mohammed said the bomber, plus a woman and a child were killed, and 46 other people got various injuries, including two policemen protecting the church.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed several attacks on churches and other Christian gatherings this year, part of wider efforts to destabilize President Goodluck Jonathan's government.
Boko Haram has killed hundreds of people since 2009 in attacks on security forces, government offices and churches.
Police cordoned off the area around St John's church after the blast, which caused minimal damage to the building but killed at least two people in a market area of Bauchi city.
A Reuters journalist saw emergency services bring out three bodies in the area, called Wunti, and police identified one as the occupant of the car that blew up. Several wounded were being taken out on stretchers.
Bauchi police spokesman Hassan Mohammed said the bomber, plus a woman and a child were killed, and 46 other people got various injuries, including two policemen protecting the church.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed several attacks on churches and other Christian gatherings this year, part of wider efforts to destabilize President Goodluck Jonathan's government.
Boko Haram has killed hundreds of people since 2009 in attacks on security forces, government offices and churches.
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