December 2010 Abuja bombing

The December 2010 Abuja bombing was a bomb attack on a barracks on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, on 31 December 2010. Four people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and 26 were injured; according to defence minister Adetokunbo Kayode, all of the dead were civilians, as were most of the injured.[1] The attack was the second in Abuja in three months, and was the first near a barracks in the country since its return to democracy in 1999.

2010 Abuja bombing
LocationAbuja, Nigeria
Date31 December 2010
Attack type
Bombing
Weaponsbomb
Deaths4
Injured26
PerpetratorsBoko Haram

References

  1. "Barracks bomb claims 4 on New Year's Eve". TimesLIVE. South Africa. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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