12 killed in Nigeria suicide bombing
June 3rd, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANSAbuja, June 3 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and several others injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a church in Nigeria’s northern city of Bauchi.
The bomber detonated his explosives at the Harvest Field Church in Yeruwa area. The church was badly damaged in the attack, Xinhua reported.
Yushau Shuaib, spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency, said a rescue operation has been launched.
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