15 dead in Xmas Day church bombing in Niger
| 11:42 am
MADALLA (AFP) – A suspected bomb blast near a Catholic church today in Madalla, Suleja, Niger state on Christmas morning killed at least 15 people, a rescue source said, as workers rushed to provide ambulances for the dead and wounded.
Another explosion was heard later in the day in the central city of Jos near a church, but details were not immediately available, residents said.
The area around the scene of the blast outside the capital Abuja degenerated into chaos after the explosion, with angry youths starting fires and threatening to attack a nearby police station.
One of the victims being rescued...Photo credit: Sahara reporters.........http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/5-dead-in-xmas-day-church-explosion-in-niger/
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