Monday, November 10, 2014

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

2 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. I hate that school bombings have become a trend and that we can all name a few.

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