7 KILLED DURING EXPLOSIONS AT NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS

01.10.2010 [21:03]
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Baku, October 1 (AZERTAC). Militants from Nigeria`s oil-rich Niger Delta set off several small bombs in the capital during ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of independence. Police in Nigeria say at least seven people have been killed and several others injured.

Two car bombs went off in Abuja and there was also a smaller explosion nearer the parade grounds -- all claimed by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta which issued a statement saying there is nothing worth celebrating after 50 years of failure.

The explosions did not disrupt the independence ceremonies where President Goodluck Jonathan said that on this day in 1960 the new citizens of a new country were full of hopes.

7 KILLED DURING EXPLOSIONS AT NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS

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