{"id":19749,"date":"2014-01-28T15:14:45","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publiccatholic\/?p=19749"},"modified":"2014-01-28T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T22:16:32","slug":"at-least-99-dead-in-attacks-on-nigerian-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publiccatholic\/2014\/01\/at-least-99-dead-in-attacks-on-nigerian-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 99 Dead in Attacks on Nigerian Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Violent persecution of Christians continues in Nigeria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At least 99 people were murdered in attacks on worshippers at a Christian church. The attackers also razed homes in the same town.<\/p>\n

From ABC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Suspected Islamic extremists used explosives and heavy guns to attack a village and worshippers during a Christian church service in Nigeria\u2019s northeast, killing at least 99 people and razing hundreds of homes, officials and witnesses said Monday.<\/p>\n

The attacks in Borno and Adamawa states resulted in one of the highest death tolls in recent attacks by militants who are defying an 8-month old military state of emergency in three states in northern Nigeria designed to halt an Islamic uprising there.<\/p>\n

Attackers set off several explosions in Kawuri village in Borno state after launching their assault near the weekly market as vendors were packing up on Sunday night, the security official said.<\/p>\n

He said 52 people died and the entire village was burned down, including 300 homes. He also said two improvised explosive devices thet were left behind went off Monday morning, narrowly missing security personnel who were collecting bodies in Kawuri. The official blamed suspected Boko Haram militants for the attack.<\/p>\n

A police official who evacuated wounded victims confirmed at least 52 people were killed and 16 wounded. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not permitted to speak to reporters.<\/p>\n

Ari Kolomi, who fled from his village, which is 70 kilometers (45 miles) outside Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, said, \u201cNo house was left standing\u201d by the more than 50 extremists who attacked, armed with explosives and guns. Kolomi was searching for relatives in the village to make sure they had survived the attack.<\/p>\n

State Police Commissioner Lawan Tanko confirmed the attack but said he was awaiting details on the casualties.<\/p>\n

Also on Sunday, suspected militants in Adamawa state, south of Borno, stormed a Roman Catholic church during a Sunday morning service in Wada Chakawa village. They fired guns into the church, set off explosives and took people hostage during a five-hour siege, residents said. The Rev. Raymond Danbouye, a spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of Yola, said dozens of people were killed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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