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Nigeria: Bomb attack on church leaves 10 dead
The violence, though fractured across religious lines, often has more to do with local politics, economics and rights to grazing lands. Muslims in the city also say they are locked out of lucrative jobs in the region as the Christian-led state government doesn’t recognize them as citizens.
The Catholic church attack also comes after a failed raid Thursday by British and Nigerian commandos left a Briton and an Italian hostage dead in Nigeria’s far northwest. British officials have blamed a splinter cell of Boko Haram for the attack, something a spokesman for the group has denied.
However, the attack has opened a new front on Nigeria’s ongoing struggle with terrorism, showing any region across the nation’s Muslim north can be attacked, and anyone, including foreigners, could be targeted.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
