Mass shooting at Nigeria church kills dozens, says local lawmaker
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By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers. Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began “shooting sporadically,” Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the Owo constituen…
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Attack happened in region not plagued by Islamist insurgency or armed gangs seeking ransom. Governor implies recent mass shootings in America don't compare.
Gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives as worshipers were celebrating mass at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state. Several children were among the dead, a state lawmaker said.
Gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives as worshipers were celebrating mass at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state. Several children were among the dead, a state lawmaker said.
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.
By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers. Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began “shooting sporadically,” Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the Owo constituen…
Legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said the attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday.
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.
More than 50 people are feared dead and an unknown number wounded after attackers used guns and explosives to attack a Catholic Church in Nigeria on Sunday.
Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshippers, including women and children, according to reports, which say s…
State lawmaker says at least 50 dead; many children among victims; priest abducted; no claim of responsibility; rare assault in south; worshipers were marking Pentecost Sunday
