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June 2012 Kaduna church bombings

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could possibly be responsible for the attacks. According to other sources, no one is yet certain about the source of the attack but many believe it to be Boko Haram. This organisation has previously justified attacks on churches by saying they were retaliatory attacks for killings of Muslims in
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Boko Haram states it wants Islamic sharia law in place across Nigeria and is trying to trigger clashes between Christians and Muslims.
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Two of the three blasts happened in the Wusasa and Sabon-Gari districts of Zaria. The third blast happened in
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were attacked by bomb explosions. At least 12 were killed and 80 were wounded. On 24 June 2012,
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A 24-hour curfew has been imposed by Kaduna State authorities.
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On 17 June 2012, three Christian churches in northern
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Index

Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
Kaduna
Wusasa
Sabon Gari
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Boko Haram insurgency
Boko Haram
Timeline
2009 uprising
2011 clashes
Sokoto
Damboa
Chibok
Konduga (2014)
Cameroon
Kolofata
W Africa
Niger (2015)
Konduga (2015)
Damasak
Niger (2016)
Rann
1st Diffa
Chad Basin
Darak
Boma's Wrath
Garin Giwa
Geidam

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