Death toll rises to 20 in blast at U.N. building in Nigeria

A Nigerian militant group has claimed responsibility after a car loaded with explosives rammed into the United Nations’ building in the capital, killing about 20, a government spokesman said Monday.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan described the suicide bombing as “barbaric, senseless and cowardly” and intensified security around the capital.

Radical Muslim sect, Boko Haram, which aims to enforce a strict version of Sharia law, has claimed responsibility, said Reuben Abati, the government spokesman.

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