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Nigeria unrest: Suicide bomb targets church in Jos Nigeria unrest: Suicide bomb targets church in Jos
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A suicide car bomber has killed at least three people at a prominent church in the troubled central Nigerian city of Jos. A suicide car bomber has killed at least three people at a church in the troubled central Nigerian city of Jos, sparking reprisals by Christian youths.
Witnesses said the suicide bomber rammed his car into the Church of Christ during an early morning service. Witnesses said the suicide bomber drove his car into the prominent Church of Christ during morning prayers.
A woman was killed as he sped towards the church, and a father and child died in the resulting explosion. No group has claimed responsibility, but suspicion will fall on the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but suspicion will fall on the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram. The attack sparked a riot by Christian youths, with reports that at least two Muslims were killed in the violence.
The group has carried out a number of bloody attacks across Nigeria in its quest to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state. The two men were dragged off their bikes after being stopped at a roadblock set up by the rioters, police said.
Christmas Day attacks A row of Muslim-owned shops was also burned, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
The bomber drove towards the church through unmanned gates, killing a woman in the process, eyewitnesses said. 'Very angry'
The bomber then detonated the explosives and pieces of the car tore into the church. Local officials later said the blast killed a father and his child who were worshipping inside the church at the time. Earlier, the suicide bomber smashed his car through unmanned gates towards the packed church, killing a woman in the process, witnesses said.
The explosives detonated close to where members of the congregation were attending a Sunday service, killing a father and his child.
At least 38 people had to be taken to hospital for treatment, the National Emergency Management Agency said.At least 38 people had to be taken to hospital for treatment, the National Emergency Management Agency said.
Christian human rights activists suspect Boko Haram of carrying out the attack, which they say is the deadliest on a church in Jos, the BBC's Mark Lobel reports from Lagos. The attack sparked immediate anger among Christian youths in the city.
They "were very angry and mobilised... and I overheard them saying they were going to avenge the attack," one witness was quoted by the APF as saying.
Ethnic and religious tensions run high in Jos, the capital of Plateau state. Hundreds of people have died in bouts of sectarian clashes over the last few years.
But Christian human rights activists suspect Boko Haram of carrying out Sunday's attack, which they say is the deadliest on a church in Jos, the BBC's Mark Lobel reports from Lagos.
The group has carried out a number of bloody attacks across Nigeria in its quest to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
Boko Haram has admitted attacking several churches across the country on Christmas Day 2011, killing nearly 40 people at one church outside the capital, Abuja, alone.Boko Haram has admitted attacking several churches across the country on Christmas Day 2011, killing nearly 40 people at one church outside the capital, Abuja, alone.
The group has also claimed responsibility for a string of bomb blasts around Jos on Christmas Eve 2010 that killed at least 80 people. It has also claimed responsibility for a string of bomb blasts around Jos on Christmas Eve 2010 that killed at least 80 people.
Hundreds have died in religious and ethnic violence in Jos - the capital of Plateau state - in recent years, our correspondent says.