Blasts Rock 3 Churches in Zaria and Kaduna
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Explosions have rocked three churches in northern Nigeria, where the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for similar attacks.
Authorities say all three blasts happened on Sunday in Kaduna
state, which divides Nigeria's
mostly Muslim north and predominantly Christian south.
Two blasts hit churches in the city of Zaria, according to local officials. A third
explosion took place at a church in Kaduna
city. A witness told VOA hundreds of people rioted after the attack in Kaduna city, but that
police moved in and quelled the unrest.
Witnesses say there were casualties in the Zaria blasts, but it was not immediately
clear how many. A resident in Zaria
told VOA a neighbor was killed.
Investigators have not said who they believe carried out the attacks.
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for attacks on central and northern
churches the previous two Sundays. Those attacks killed 18 people.
The militant group has said it is fighting to establish a strict Islamic
state throughout Nigeria.
It does not recognize the government or the country's constitution.
The country of 150 million is about evenly divided between Muslims and
Christians
