(AGI) Abuja - The provisional and unofficial death toll of Christmas attacks in Nigeria is 110. This is the second bloody and deadly Christmas in a row. The most significative attack took place in Saint Theresa's Catholic Church in Madala, in the state of Niger, around 45 kilometers from the federal Capital Abuja. A car bomb exploded after Christmas mass when churchgoers were heading outside the building. At least 35 people were killed and 50 people were wounded in the attack.
Numerous people are in serious conditions. Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist organization aiming at the extension of the Sharia law throughout the region has claimed many of these attacks.
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