2011 Abuja United Nations bombing
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title:
2011 Abuja United Nations bombing
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The 2011 Abuja bombing was a car bomb explosion on Friday, 26 August 2011 in the Nigerian capital Abuja's UN building that killed at least 21 and wounded 60. A spokesperson from the Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility. At about 11:00 WAT in the diplomatic zone in the centre of the city the car bomb vehicle broke through two security barriers. Then its driver detonated the bomb after crashing it into the UN reception area. The bomb caused devastation to the building's low
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Casualties of the 2011 Abuja United Nation's bombing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Abuja_United_Nations_bombing
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2024-04-09T19:15:56Z
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