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BTW this is not uncommon over there.
At least 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, officials said.
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, in Ondo State, happened during the morning service on Pentecost Sunday in a rare attack in the southwest of the African country.
While much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues including Islamic extremism, Ondo is widely known as one of Nigeria's most peaceful states.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack and the motives and the death toll were not immediately clear, but President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the 'heinous killing of worshippers'.
Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed.
At least 50 people are feared dead after gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, officials said.
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, in Ondo State, happened during the morning service on Pentecost Sunday in a rare attack in the southwest of the African country.
While much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues including Islamic extremism, Ondo is widely known as one of Nigeria's most peaceful states.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack and the motives and the death toll were not immediately clear, but President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the 'heinous killing of worshippers'.
Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed.
50 people feared dead as gunmen open fire at Nigerian Catholic church
The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, in Ondo State, happened during the morning service on Pentecost Sunday in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria.
www.dailymail.co.uk