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| Unknown attackers have blown up a country house of Nigeria's Vice-President-elect Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian security sources have said. | |
| They said the house in the southern Bayelsa State - where Mr Jonathan in currently governor - was destroyed by dynamite in the dawn attack. | They said the house in the southern Bayelsa State - where Mr Jonathan in currently governor - was destroyed by dynamite in the dawn attack. |
| There were no immediate reports of any casualties. Mr Jonathan is not believed to have been in the house at the time. | There were no immediate reports of any casualties. Mr Jonathan is not believed to have been in the house at the time. |
| The attackers also blew up a nearby police station, killing one officer. | The attackers also blew up a nearby police station, killing one officer. |
| No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attacks in oil-rich Niger Delta region. | |
| Mr Jonathan and President-elect Umaru Yar'Adua - both Nigeria's governing party candidates - won by a landslide in the 21 April elections. | |
| The opposition has described the polls as "flawed", demanding a re-run. | |
| The vote was also criticised by international observers. |