Abuja-Sana
Fifty people were killed and several others wounded in an attack on a church in Ondo state, southwest Nigeria, today.
And the Associated Press quoted state representative Ogunmulosoye Ulwool as saying that "armed men opened fire while crowds gathered for prayer in St. Francis Church in Ondo state, and also detonated explosive devices inside the church, killing 50 people, including women and children, and wounding several others."
A doctor at a hospital in the southwestern town of Ou, confirmed that the bodies of at least 50 people had been taken to the Federal Medical Center in Ou and St. Louis Hospital.
The authorities did not reveal the identity of the attackers or their motives.
At least 50 people were killed last month in an attack in northeastern Nigeria.
Armed attacks have been a major security threat in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, which has led to deaths and kidnappings in recent months.
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