Saturday 19 April 2014

Boko Haram claims responsibility for explosion that killed 75 in Nigeria

Islamist Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for a bombing at Nyanya bus terminal in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, which killed at least 75 people. In a 28-minute video message acquired by AFP news agency, Shekau not only admitted Boko Haram's responsibility for Nigeria's most deadly attack to date, but added that the group has fighters in the capital. Boko Haram has also been blamed for the kidnapping of 129 students from a girls' school. Fourty-four girls have so far managed to escape, according to the government. The remaining 85 students are still missing.

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