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Bomb Blast At Military Barack by Nobody: 5:44pm On Nov 25, 2012
Suicide bombers have attacked a church
inside a military barracks in Kaduna state
in northern Nigeria, killing 11 people and
injuring 30, officials say.
A military spokesman told the BBC two
vehicles were driven into the barracks in Jaji
in what he described as "surprising and an
embarrassment".
It is not clear who was responsible for the
attack.
But the army suspects Islamist militant
group Boko Haram, which has recently
targeted churches in the state.
The group is fighting to overthrow the
government and impose an extreme form of
Sharia, or Islamic law.
The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says that while
Christians and churches are frequently
targeted, this incident looks more like a
direct attack on the military.
On Friday, Nigeria's military offered a
reward of 50m naira ($317,000; £197,709)
for help in tracking down suspected Boko
Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, and 10m
each for other suspected leaders of the
group.
'Curious worshippers'
The military said a bus entered the barracks
and was driven into the wall of the church
where it exploded.
Ten minutes later, a car blew up outside the
church.
"The first blast caused no casualties and
curious worshippers gathered around the
scene looking at the debris... and that was
when the second blast happened," the
military spokesman said.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing bodies at the
scene, and people being carried away on
stretchers.
At least 50 people were killed in bombings
in Kaduna in June and the reprisals that
followed.
And almost a month ago seven people died
in a suicide bombing at a Roman Catholic
church in the state.
Kaduna is on the dividing line between
Nigeria's mainly Christian south and the
north, which has a large Muslim majority.
Re: Bomb Blast At Military Barack by Nobody: 5:46pm On Nov 25, 2012
SOURCE:m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20486998
Re: Bomb Blast At Military Barack by OAM4J: 1:23am On Nov 26, 2012

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