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Militant Group Says It Bombed Nigerian City Militant Group Says It Bombed Nigerian City
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LAGOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremists on Saturday claimed responsibility for the rush-hour explosion on Monday that ripped through a busy bus station in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, killing at least 75 people and wounding 141. LAGOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremists on Saturday claimed responsibility for the rush-hour explosion on Monday that ripped through a busy bus station in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, killing at least 75 people and wounding 141.
“We are in your city, but you don’t know where we are,” the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist network, Abubakar Shekau, said in a new video that threatens more attacks.“We are in your city, but you don’t know where we are,” the leader of the Boko Haram terrorist network, Abubakar Shekau, said in a new video that threatens more attacks.
“Yes, we are the ones who carried out the attack in Abuja,” Mr. Shekau said in the video made available to news outlets.“Yes, we are the ones who carried out the attack in Abuja,” Mr. Shekau said in the video made available to news outlets.
The attack undermined claims by the government and military that they have contained the Islamic uprising to the northeast of the country, and it raised fears that the Boko Haram insurgency is spreading.The attack undermined claims by the government and military that they have contained the Islamic uprising to the northeast of the country, and it raised fears that the Boko Haram insurgency is spreading.