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Explosives hidden inside vehicles detonated during morning rush hour in a bus station in Nyanya on the outskirts of Abuja. After the initial blast, further explosions occurred as fuel tanks in nearby vehicles ignited. [7] Abbas Idris, head of the Abuja Emergency Relief Agency, confirmed that 71 people had been killed and 124 injured. [8]
The 2011 Abuja bombing was a car bomb explosion on Friday, 26 August 2011 in the Nigerian capital Abuja's UN building that killed at least 21 and wounded 60. A spokesperson from the Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility. [1]
The attacks left 12 dead and 17 injured. According to multiple sources, [1] [2] the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) issued a warning less than an hour before the first bomb stating the location, near Eagle Square (the venue of the celebration), and the time, around 10:30 a.m., of planned bombings. [3]
By AHMED SAKA and MICHELLE FAUL JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria's central city of Jos on Tuesday, killing at least 118 people, wounding ...
[2] [3] The attack was launched by members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria. [4] Explosives were used in the attack, leaving 21 people dead [5] and 17 seriously injured. [6] The twin car bombing incident was said to have occurred around 4pm at a shopping mall. [7]
The 2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing was believed to be the first suicide bombing in Nigeria's history. [1] The attack occurred on 16 June 2011, when a suicide bomber drove a car bomb onto the premises of the Louis Edet House in Abuja , the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force . [ 2 ]
The December 2010 Abuja bombing was a bomb attack on a barracks on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, on 31 December 2010. Four people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and 26 were injured; according to defence minister Adetokunbo Kayode , all of the dead were civilians, as were most of the injured. [ 1 ]
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