June 2012 Kaduna church bombings | |
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Part of Islamist insurgency in Nigeria | |
Location | Kaduna, Wusasa and Sabon Gari |
Date | 17 June 2012 |
Target | Christian churches |
Attack type | Bombings, terrorism, mass murder |
Weapons | Three bombs |
Deaths | 12–19 |
Injured | 80 |
On 17 June 2012, three Christian churches in northern Nigeria were attacked by bomb explosions. At least 12 were killed and 80 were wounded.[1] On 24 June 2012, Reuters UK reported that 19 people were killed.[2]