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Nigeria: church bombing sparks reprisals

At least seven people have died and more than 100 others have been injured after a truck loaded with explosives blew up at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria. As rescuers tried to reach the wounded in the neighbourhood of Kaduna in Malali, angry Christian youths armed with machetes and clubs beat to death two Muslims passing by the still-smouldering ruins of St. Rita's Catholic Church. Some suspect the bombing was coordinated by Islamist militant group Boko Haram after rumours spread that it was planning an attack during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The sect has been blamed for a number of bombings and attacks against Christian targets in recent months, including an attack on a Catholic church near Nigeria's capital which killed 44 people on Christmas Day last year. Christians and Muslims largely live in peace, work together and inter-marry in Nigeria, although the northern part of the country has been home to increasing religious and ethnic tensions in recent years.