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Easter Bomb Plot Uncovered

April 06 2012

Nigeria

Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) says it has thwarted a plot to bomb multiple targets in Gombe state during the Easter period, reports the Vanguard.

Police defused 60 improvised explosive devices programmed to explode Thursday evening, said officials.

Four suspects were arrested, while a fifth escaped, the SSS state director said.

Earlier in the week, the military released a report saying that intelligence had indicated that Boko Haram attacks were likely during the...

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