2011 Abuja United Nations bombing

Casualties of the 2011 Abuja United Nations' bombing November 2023 July 2013 2011 Abuja United Nations bombing the Boko Haram insurgency Locator Map Abuja-Nigeria.png Abuja, FCT, Nigeria United Nations compound 26 August 2011 11:00 WAT UTC+01:00 Suicide bombing 21https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/world/africa/29nigeria.html Islamic Group Says It Was Behind Fatal Nigeria Attack The New York Times 28 August 2011 28 August 2011 Adam Nossiter 73 A car bomb exploded on 26 August 2011 in the Nigerian capital Abuja's UN building, killing at least 21 and wounding 60. A spokesperson from the Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility. At about 11:00 WAT in the diplomatic zone in the centre of the city the car bomb vehicle broke through two security barriers. Then its driver detonated the bomb after crashing it into the UN reception area. The bomb caused devastation to the building's lower floors. The building is said to be the headquarters for about 400 UN employees but it is not clear how many were inside the building at the time of the attack. A wing of the building collapsed and the ground floor of the building was badly damaged. Emergency services were quickly on the scene removing dead bodies from the building and rushing the wounded to hospital. Cranes were brought to the blast site to move the mass of rubble and ensure that no-one is trapped there.Abuja attack: Car bomb hits Nigeria UN building BBC BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14677957 26 August 2011 26 August 2011 BBC News The blast killed at least 21 people and injured 73. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri, said: "This is not an attack on Nigeria but on the global community. An attack on the world." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the attack as an 'assault on those who devote themselves to helping others'"Abuja bombing: UN offices hit by deadly blast". The Guardian. Retrieved on 28 August 2011. The attack was the first suicide bombing in Nigeria to attack an international organisation. Terrorism in Nigeria: A dangerous new level 3 September 2011 https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2011/09/03/a-dangerous-new-level The Economist 7 September 2011 In September 2011 the Nigerian Department of State Security alleged that Mamman Nur was the mastermind behind the attack and offered a ₦26 million (US$160,000) bounty. Nigerian authorities seek alleged mastermind of deadly UN headquarters bombing 18 September 2011 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/nigerian-authorities-seek-alleged-mastermind-of-deadly-un-headquarters-bombing/2011/09/18/gIQAP9VhcK_story.html?cid=nlc-dailybrief-daily_news_brief-link19-20110919 The Washington PostJune 2021 medicmedic Simon Imobo-Tswam Nigeria: UN Building – Video of Boko Haram Bomber Released 19 September 2011 allAfrica.com Also four men appeared in an Abuja magistrates' court charged with organising the bombing, and were remanded in custody to a federal high court hearing. See also October 2010 Abuja bombings December 2010 Abuja bombing 2011 Abuja police headquarters bombing References 9.0500 N 7.5000 E source:wikidata title Category:2011 murders in Nigeria Category:21st century in Abuja Category:2011 in the United Nations Category:Boko Haram bombings Category:2011 mass murders Category:Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2011 Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Nigeria Category:Murder in Abuja Category:August 2011 in Africa Category:Terrorist incidents in Abuja Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions in Nigeria Category:Massacres committed by Boko Haram Category:Building bombings in Nigeria