Wuse bombing

The Wuse bombing was a terrorist attack on the Emab plaza in Wuse, a district of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria.[1]

Wuse bombing
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
LocationAbuja, Federal Capital Territory
Date25 June 2014
TargetEmab plaza
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths21
Injured17
PerpetratorsBoko Haram

Incident

The incident was reported to have occurred on June, 25 2014.[2] The attack was launched by members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria.[3] Explosives were used in the attack, leaving 21 people dead and 17 seriously injured.[4]

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See also

References

  1. "21 killed, 17 injured as explosion rocks Wuse, Abuja". The Sun News. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. "Nigeria:Abuja blast in wuse District". ogadennews.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. "Abuja Bomb Blast". BBC News. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. "Bomb blast hits banex plaza Wuse II, Abuja". dailypost.ng. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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