Wuse bombing | |
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Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
Location | Abuja, Federal Capital Territory |
Date | 25 June 2014 |
Target | Emab plaza |
Attack type | Bombing |
Deaths | 21 |
Injured | 17 |
Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
The Wuse bombing was a terrorist attack on the Emab plaza in Wuse, a district of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. [1]
The incident was reported to have occurred on June 25, 2014. [2] [3] The attack was launched by members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria. [4] Explosives were used in the attack, leaving 21 people dead [5] and 17 seriously injured. [6] The twin car bombing incident was said to have occurred around 4pm at a shopping mall. [7] According to police report, about 40 vehicles were destroyed by this incident. [8]
Wuse bombing | |
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Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
Location | Abuja, Federal Capital Territory |
Date | 25 June 2014 |
Target | Emab plaza |
Attack type | Bombing |
Deaths | 21 |
Injured | 17 |
Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
The Wuse bombing was a terrorist attack on the Emab plaza in Wuse, a district of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria. [1]
The incident was reported to have occurred on June 25, 2014. [2] [3] The attack was launched by members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria. [4] Explosives were used in the attack, leaving 21 people dead [5] and 17 seriously injured. [6] The twin car bombing incident was said to have occurred around 4pm at a shopping mall. [7] According to police report, about 40 vehicles were destroyed by this incident. [8]