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Church bombed in Nigeria's Jos

2012-03-12 30 Dailymotion

WARNING - EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES<br/> <br />The aftermath of a bomb attack on a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos.<br/> <br />Authorities said at least three people were killed when a suspected suicide bomber hit Finber's Catholic Church in the Rayfield suburb.<br/> <br />Witnesses said the bomb went off when church security tried to stop a man dressed in military uniform from driving his car into the building.<br/> <br />In retaliation for the bombing, authorities said Christian youths had killed at least 10 people in reprisal attacks across the city.<br/> <br />Jos has become the main flashpoint for tensions between Nigeria's Christian and Muslim communities.<br/> <br />Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a wave of church bombings in the area.<br/> <br />There are fears the group is trying to ignite sectarian conflict in the country, which is split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims.<br/> <br />Nick Rowlands, Reuters.

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