Posted on July 17, 2011 by creeping
Religion of Jihad. via More explosions in Maiduguri.
Two explosions rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday, the latest in a string of incidents in a region plagued by attacks by a radical Islamist sect and reprisals by the military.
The Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the blasts but said it was too early to assess the cause or how many casualties there might have been.
“There have been two blasts, followed by a rampage from the military and we’re seeing innocent victims. Our officers are now nervous about being in the city,” a NEMA spokesman said.
A radical Islamist sect behind almost daily attacks in the northeastern state of Borno said on Wednesday it would not open dialogue with the government until the military withdrew from the region. Read the rest on: Creeping Sharia
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