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| Nigeria church bombed in Bauchi, Boko Haram flashpoint | Nigeria church bombed in Bauchi, Boko Haram flashpoint |
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| A suicide bomber has attacked a church in northern Nigeria , killing at least two people and injuring 48, according to the Red Cross. | A suicide bomber has attacked a church in northern Nigeria , killing at least two people and injuring 48, according to the Red Cross. |
| Witnesses at the scene in the city of Bauchi said they heard a blast near St John's Church, possibly in a car park. | Witnesses at the scene in the city of Bauchi said they heard a blast near St John's Church, possibly in a car park. |
| Bauchi has often been targeted by the Islamist Boko Haram group, which wants to impose Sharia law across Nigeria. | Bauchi has often been targeted by the Islamist Boko Haram group, which wants to impose Sharia law across Nigeria. |
| Sunday attacks on churches took place regularly earlier this year but had eased in recent months. | Sunday attacks on churches took place regularly earlier this year but had eased in recent months. |
| Attacks in central and northern Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram have killed some 1,400 people since 2010. | Attacks in central and northern Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram have killed some 1,400 people since 2010. |
| On 16 September, Nigerian security forces said they killed Boko Haram's spokesman Abu Qaqa in a gun battle in the northern state of Kano. | |
| However, the group has not confirmed his death. | However, the group has not confirmed his death. |
| Meanwhile, the military in Yobe state imposed a 24-hour curfew on two cities as soldiers went door-to-door, searching for Boko Haram members. | |
| "Residents of the two cities are to remain indoors until further notice to enable security personnel to fish out Boko Haram terrorists," a military spokesman told the AFP news agency. |