Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Blast In Nigeria school kills dozens!!!

People are treated at the General hospital in Potiskum, Nigeria on 10 November 2014Bodies of the victims of a suicide bomb explosion are carried for burial in Potiskum, Nigeria on 4 November 2014

At least 46 students have been killed by a suicide bomber at a school assembly in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum, police say Attacker was in disguise
According to BBC A suicide bomber dressed as a student is believed to have caused the blast at the boys' school in Yobe state
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Police suggested the militant group Boko Haram carried out the attack.
Yobe state's governor has shut all public schools around Potiskum and criticised the government for not tackling the group.
In a statement governor Ibrahim Gaidam said: "Urgent action must be taken right now to restore a fast-waning public confidence by doing whatever it takes to stop the escalating violence."
Boko Haram has targeted schools during a deadly five-year insurgency aimed at establishing an Islamic state.
People are treated at the General hospital in Potiskum, Nigeria on 10 November 2014
It is waging a sustained campaign to prevent children from going to school. It believes girls should not attend school and boys should only receive an Islamic education.
However thousands of people, not just schoolchildren, have been killed by the group.
The explosion ripped through the assembly hall at the Government Science Secondary School.
Police spokesman Emmanuel Ojukwu told the BBC Hausa service the attack had left 47 people dead, including the suicide bomber. Another 79 were wounded.

Dozens of students were injured so severely medics were unable to save them.
Students reportedly questioned the bomber as he tried to blend in with them before the attack.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan issued a statement offering his "heartfelt commiserations" to those affected in Yobe state.

Though he admitted that Nigeria had seen setbacks in its fight against terror, the president maintained that those responsible would be "brought to justice and made to pay for their atrocious crimes".

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