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2010 Jos and Maiduguri attacks
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On 24 December 2010, jihadist group Boko Haram carried out attacks in Jos and Maiduguri in Nigeria, killing 38 people. Four bombs exploded in Jos, Plateau State, killing 32 people: two near a large market, one in a mainly Christian area and another near a road leading to the city's main mosque. Six people were killed in attacks on two churches in Maiduguri, Borno State.
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I assure Nigerians that the government will go to the root of this. We must unearth what caused it and those behind it must be brought to book.
Goodluck Jonathan said
Houses are on fire all over the place and I can see injured people covered in blood being dragged by friends and family towards the hospital
Eye witness said
External links
Category:Terrorism in Nigeria
Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in the 2010s