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June 17, 2012

AP: 21 killed in more attacks on Christian churches in Nigeria, worsening religious tensions

by Godwin Attah and Yinka Ibukun
The Associated Press

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) - Suicide bombers killed 21 people in attacks on three churches in Nigeria during Sunday services, exacerbating religious tensions in a West African nation that is almost evenly divided between Muslims and Christians.

Authorities arrested one of the bombers who survived, said Kaduna State police chief Mohammed Abubakar Jinjiri, but he declined to say who police suspect was responsible for the bombings.

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