November 2011 Nigeria attacks

November 2011 Nigeria attacks
Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
LocationDamaturu and Maiduguri, Nigeria
Date4 November 2011
17:30 (UTC+01:00)
TargetPolice stations, churches and banks[1]
Attack type
Car bombings, shootings, suicide bombings
Deaths100–150(100 confirmed dead, possibly up to 150)[2]
Injured100–500
PerpetratorBoko Haram

On 4 November 2011, a series of coordinated shootings and suicide bombings on northern Nigerian cities killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more. A spokesperson for the Sunni Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility and promised "more attacks are on the way."

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  2. ^ "Nigeria group threatens more deadly attacks". Al Jazeera. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.