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December 2010 Abuja bombing
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The December 2010 Abuja bombing was a bomb attack on a barracks on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, on 31 December 2010. Four people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and 26 were injured; according to defence minister Adetokunbo Kayode, all of the dead were civilians, as were most of the injured. The attack was the second in Abuja in three months, and was the first near a barracks in the country since its return to democracy in 1999.
Quotes
It's unfortunate that some people planted a bomb where people are relaxing because of the new year.
Air marshal Oluseyi Petirin told journalists
Nobody has been able to give accurate figures (of casualties), but we have rescued some people.
said by Oluseyi Petitin
External links
Category:Terrorism in Nigeria