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Breaking News: Several Killed In Abuja Church Blast by Yinkay: 11:43am On Dec 25, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Several killed in Abuja church blast
By Our Reporter 1 hour ago
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An early morning explosion in a catholic church in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja killed several people on Sunday.
The church located in Madala, was reportedly attacked by unknown suicide bombers
Several people were also seriously wounded in the blast, report says.
Details later………,


Update – A bomb exploded outside of a Catholic church on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja during Christmas prayers Sunday and emergency services said they did not have enough ambulances available to evacuate all the dead and the wounded.
No fewer than 10 people have been confirmed dead. There were many injured.
“Yes, I can confirm to you that there has been a bomb blast in a church in Madala (suburb),” National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) spokesman Yushau Shuaibu said by telephone to Reuters.
“We are presently there, evacuating the dead and the injured, but unfortunately we don’t have enough ambulances. Most of our ambulances have gone to operate on the major highways of the country,” he added.
The blast in St Theresa’s Church in Madala, an Abuja suburb blew out windows of at least one house nearby, a witness said.
Madala falls into the capital’s neighbouring Niger State, where there had been several incidents of bombings in recent months.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast. The Boko Haram sect, fighting for the Islamisation of Nigeria had claimed a series of bombings in recent months, including the bombing of the UN headquarters in Abuja.
Police and army authorities have waged a recent campaign against the group in their bases in Yobe and Borno states. Close to 61 people have been killed, including three soldiers and seven policemen.
To stem such bombings, the authorities in Nigeria’s Plateau State, yesterday banned the use of motor-cycles during the Yuletide.
Re: Breaking News: Several Killed In Abuja Church Blast by Nobody: 11:45am On Dec 25, 2011
Seems thats their own way of saying merry christmas to GEJ
Re: Breaking News: Several Killed In Abuja Church Blast by Nobody: 11:53am On Dec 25, 2011
Just take a look at the pictures! Why is Islam so heartless, so wicked, so merciless, so destructive? why? why? why?
Re: Breaking News: Several Killed In Abuja Church Blast by Yinkay: 11:58am On Dec 25, 2011
@ ondo boi

Seems thats their own way of saying merry christmas to GEJ


Dont they know the way to GEJ residence or the church he will use today instead of attacking innocent people?
Re: Breaking News: Several Killed In Abuja Church Blast by OAM4J: 1:10pm On Dec 25, 2011

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