Six die in Nigeria church attack

Gunmen have killed six people attending a Christmas Mass in Nigeria.

The mass-goers, and their pastors, were shot during midnight mass at an Evangelical church near Yobe, in the north of the country.

The killers then set the building on fire, according to police.

Boko Haram Islamists have carried out several attacks in Yobe, which borders the state of Maiduguri, where the insurgent group is based