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Boko Haram Blamed For Church Attacks In North

April 30 2012

Nigeria

Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have attacked two Christian churches in northern Nigeria.

At least 18 people were killed during Sunday worship services at the Bayero University church in Kano, reports Leadership (Abuja).

Attackers stormed the university on motorbikes and threw homemade bombs into the church, said witnesses.

Separately, a church pastor and three other people were among those killed in a separate attack in Maiduguri, where Boko Haram is...

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