Carnage as Christmas bombings kill 39 in Nigeria

Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people – the majority dying on the steps of a church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.

Carnage as Christmas bombings kill 39 in Nigeria

Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people – the majority dying on the steps of a church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.

Authorities said yesterday they could not bring enough emergency medical staff to care for the wounded outside St Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, near Nigeria’s capital Abuja.

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