Gunmen, suicide bomber attack Nigerian churches
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| Publication Date | 10 June 2012 |
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June 10, 2012
Reports say militants have attacked two churches in northern and central Nigeria, killing and wounding a number of worshipers.
In Biu in Borno state, five gunmen opened fire, reportedly killing one woman and injuring three other people.
In the central city of Jos, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a church, injuring several people.
There was no immediate word on casualties and no claim of responsibility.
But attacking churches has become a tactic of Islamist group Boko Haram, which is fighting to reinstate an ancient caliphate in northern Nigeria.
Based on reporting by AFP, AP, BBC, dpa
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