26/12/2011 12:13
Churches blast in Nigeria on Christmas
A series of bomb attacks in Nigeria, including two on Christmas Day church services, have left almost 40 people dead and many injured.
The Islamist group Boko Haram said it carried out the attacks, including one on St Theresa's Church in Madalla, near the capital Abuja, that killed 35.
A second explosion shortly after hit a church in the central city of Jos. A policeman died during gunfire.
Three attacks in northern Yobe state left four people dead.
Two hit the town of Damaturu, and a third struck Gadaka. Yobe state has been the epicentre of violence between security forces and Boko Haram militants.