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Gunmen Kidnap 150 Worshippers From 3 Churches In Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
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21 Killed In Nigeria Church Attack: Government Official
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
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Nigeria Church Attack: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Worshippers
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.
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31 Dead In Stampede At Nigeria Church Food Event
More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria Saturday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed.
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18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.
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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director
Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said on Sunday.
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At Least 160 Killed As Crowded Church Collapses In Nigeria
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria.
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Africa's Biggest City Shuts Churches, Mosques To Fight Noise Pollution
Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
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Explosives Found at Church in Jos, Central Nigeria: Police
Explosives were found at a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, police and the Red Cross told AFP, adding that the device went off but there were no casualties.
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Survivor of Nigeria Church Collapse Tells of Days in Darkness
Lying in the rubble of the guesthouse, only able to tell if it was night or day through a tiny crack, Lindiwe Ndwandwe heard the screams of others beneath the debris slowly turn silent.
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South Africa Says Unknown Number of Its Citizens Unaccounted For After Nigeria Church Collapse
Around 300 South Africans were visiting a Pentetcostal church in Nigeria last week where a wing collapsed killing more than 60 people and an unknown number were still unaccounted for, the government said.
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Couple Loses $50 Million Lottery Ticket, Find it in Church
A Canadian couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth USD 50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church.
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At least 98 people killed in sectarian clashes in Nigeria
A curfew in a religious flashpoint state in Nigeria's north has failed to stop days of ongoing violence and almost 100 deaths, an official said on Wednesday, as residents of another besieged city said a curfew imposed there has left them trapped at home. A rescue services official said more than 98 people have died since Sunday after a trio of chur...
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36 dead in Nigeria church attacks, rioting
Multiple suicide attacks on churches in northern Nigeria and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least 36 people on Sunday, officials said.
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Suicide car bomber kills 3 outside Nigeria church
A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives outside a major church on Sunday, killing three people and wounding 38 in a restive central Nigerian city that has seen hundreds die in religious and ethnic violence.
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Gunmen Kidnap 150 Worshippers From 3 Churches In Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
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21 Killed In Nigeria Church Attack: Government Official
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town happened during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
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Nigeria Church Attack: Gunmen Kill 'Many' Worshippers
Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state on Sunday, killing "many" worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.
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31 Dead In Stampede At Nigeria Church Food Event
More than 30 people were killed in southern Nigeria Saturday after a stampede erupted during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed.
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18 Killed In Nigerian Church By Suspected Herdsmen
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests, said Benue state police commissioner Fatai Owoseni in the state capital of Makurdi.
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Nigerian Church Collapses, 160 Dead, Says Hospital Director
Metal girders and the roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing at least 160 people with the toll likely to rise, a hospital director said on Sunday.
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At Least 160 Killed As Crowded Church Collapses In Nigeria
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria.
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Africa's Biggest City Shuts Churches, Mosques To Fight Noise Pollution
Africa's largest city is closing dozens of mosques, churches and nightclubs in a bid to reduce noise for its 20 million residents long used to lusty hymn-singing, honking horns and boom boxes that rattle the foundations of homes.
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Explosives Found at Church in Jos, Central Nigeria: Police
Explosives were found at a church in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, police and the Red Cross told AFP, adding that the device went off but there were no casualties.
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Survivor of Nigeria Church Collapse Tells of Days in Darkness
Lying in the rubble of the guesthouse, only able to tell if it was night or day through a tiny crack, Lindiwe Ndwandwe heard the screams of others beneath the debris slowly turn silent.
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South Africa Says Unknown Number of Its Citizens Unaccounted For After Nigeria Church Collapse
Around 300 South Africans were visiting a Pentetcostal church in Nigeria last week where a wing collapsed killing more than 60 people and an unknown number were still unaccounted for, the government said.
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Couple Loses $50 Million Lottery Ticket, Find it in Church
A Canadian couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth USD 50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church.
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At least 98 people killed in sectarian clashes in Nigeria
A curfew in a religious flashpoint state in Nigeria's north has failed to stop days of ongoing violence and almost 100 deaths, an official said on Wednesday, as residents of another besieged city said a curfew imposed there has left them trapped at home. A rescue services official said more than 98 people have died since Sunday after a trio of chur...
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36 dead in Nigeria church attacks, rioting
Multiple suicide attacks on churches in northern Nigeria and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least 36 people on Sunday, officials said.
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Suicide car bomber kills 3 outside Nigeria church
A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives outside a major church on Sunday, killing three people and wounding 38 in a restive central Nigerian city that has seen hundreds die in religious and ethnic violence.
