December 2010 Abuja bombing
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| 2010 Abuja bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Date | 31 December 2010 |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | bomb |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 26 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
The December 2010 Abuja bombing was a bomb attack on a barracks on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, on 31 December 2010. Four people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and 26 were injured; according to defence minister Adetokunbo Kayode, all of the dead were civilians, as were most of the injured.[1] The attack was the second in Abuja in three months, and was the first near a barracks in the country since its return to democracy in 1999.
References
[edit]- ^ "Barracks bomb claims 4 on New Year's Eve". TimesLIVE. South Africa. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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