From Christian Post Monday, October 29, 2012, 13:03 (GMT)
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing on Sunday during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say.
An explosive-laden vehicle drove into St Rita’s Catholic Church which was packed with worshippers when the suicide bomber struck in the Malali area of Kaduna, Nigeria, and detonated its load, ripping a hole in the wall and roof.
The BBC’s Will Ross in Kaduna says many people have come to the city in recent months in search of sanctuary from violence in other parts of northern Nigeria.
Kaduna has been targeted by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the recent past. Boko Haram says it is fighting to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, whose 160 million people are split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims.
President Goodluck Jonathan promised to “redouble” his government’s efforts to tackle terrorism and violence.
He called the attack part of an “unfortunate and unacceptable trend that threatens the peace and stability of our nation”.
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