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Extremist Violence Against Muslims, Christians Sweeps Nigeria, 60 Dead
Extremist Violence Against Muslims, Christians Sweeps Nigeria, 60 Dead
Extremist Violence Against Muslims, Christians Sweeps Nigeria, 60 Dead
Nigeria, 60 dead
July 5, 2015 - The site of suicide bomb attack at Redeem Christian church in Potiskum, Nigeria.
Witnesses say a woman suicide bomber blew up at a crowded evangelical church service Sunday,
killing 6, the latest in bombings and shooting attacks blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko
Haram,(AP)
JOS, Nigeria A day of extremist violence against both Muslims and Christians in Nigeria killed more
than 60 people, including worshipers in a mosque who came to hear a cleric known for preaching
peaceful coexistence of all faiths.
Militants from Boko Haram were blamed for the suicide bombings Sunday night at a crowded
mosque and a posh Muslim restaurant in the central city of Jos; a suicide bombing earlier at an
evangelical Christian church in the northeastern city of Potiskum, and attacks in several
northeastern villages where dozens of churches and about 300 homes were torched.
President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attacks on places of worship and said the government
will defend Nigerians' right to worship freely.
It was the latest spasm of violence by Boko Haram extremists who have killed about 300 people in
the past week -- apparently after an order by the self-proclaimed Islamic State group for more
mayhem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Earlier this year, Boko Haram became an
affiliate of the Islamic State group.
The deadliest attack came on Wednesday when more than 140 people were killed -- mostly men and
boys mowed down by gunfire as they prayed in mosques in the northeastern town of Kukawa.
Burials were held Monday for 51 people killed by the two bombings a day earlier in the city of Jos,
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