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Nigeria church attack families hold funeral mass

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40 people killed in gun and bomb attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church. Official say attack was carried out by Islamic State West Africa Province. No group has claimed the June 5 attack. The attack drew international condemnation and was a rare occurrence in the normally safer southwest region. Families of victims of a church … Read more

At least 31 die in stampede at Nigeria church event: police

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According to authorities, a stampede in south Nigeria killed at least 31 people on Saturday during a church charity event where food was being distributed. The disaster happened in Port Harcourt city in Nigeria’s Rivers state, local police spokeswoman Grace Iringe-Koko said, confirming a death toll of 31 people. Local Nigerian media reported the event … Read more