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Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed for latest blast near mosque
Friday, December 30, 2011
A blast has rocked an area near a mosque in the restive north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, with witnesses reporting four deaths.
In a BBC interview, Nigerian army spokesman Brig Gen Isa blamed the Islamist group Boko Haram.
The group – which wants strict sharia law – has carried out scores of attacks, mainly in the north-east.
It is accused of targeting a number of churches on Christmas Day, killing at least 42 people.