47 people killed after a bombing outside of an Nigerian School. Juliana Cortez Pd.3
Monday morning at 7:50a.m. at least 47 people were killed and 79
were wounded by a suicide bombing outside a school in northern
Nigeria, stated by police.
The person who set off the bomb was disguised as a student, he set off the explosion in a government boarding school in the
town of Potiskum. More specifically outside the principal's
office, where students had gathered for a daily speech.
"We were
waiting for our teachers to come and address us at the assembly ground
when we heard a huge explosion," said student Adamu Ibrahim.
Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Boko Haram is the prime suspect. This isn't the first time Boko Haram has pulled something like this. In
February, Boko Haram, killed at least 40 students when they
opened fire and threw explosives in student hostels in a government
boarding school in the town of Buni Yadi, in Yobe state.
Potiskum has been repeatedly targeted by deadly attacks blamed on Boko Haram.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/10/world/africa/nigeria-bombing/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
It's devastating that so many innocent lives were lost. They had no way to defend themselves, kind of like the Jews during the Holocaust.
ReplyDeleteI hate that school bombings have become a trend and that we can all name a few.
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