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A man rests in the hospital after 71 people were killed and 124 injured when a bomb exploded at a bus station just outside Abuja, April 15, 2014. 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 ...
Cranes were brought to the blast site to move the mass of rubble and ensure that no-one is trapped there. [2] The blast killed at least 21 people and injured 73. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri, said: "This is not an attack on Nigeria but on the global community. An attack on the world."
The October 2010 Abuja bombings, also referred to as the 2010 Nigeria Independence Day bombings, were two car bombings carried out against crowds celebrating the fiftieth anniversary (golden jubilee) of Nigeria's independence in the capital city Abuja on the morning of 1 October 2010. The attacks left 12 dead and 17 injured.
[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 ]
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Between 23 and 25 June 2014, a series of attacks occurred in central Nigeria. On 23–24 June, gunmen attacked a number of villages in Kaduna State, killing around 150 people. The attack was blamed on Fulani tribesmen. On 25 June 2014, a bomb exploded at the Emab Plaza in the national capital of Abuja, killing at least 21 people. In response to ...
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