Islamic State affiliate suspected of Catholic church massacre, Nigeria says
by Reuters in Abuja from World news | The Guardian on (#605Z0)
Interior ministry believes Iswap was behind attack in Ondo state on Sunday that killed 40 people
Nigerian security officials suspect extremists from Islamic State's affiliate in west Africa were behind an attack on a Catholic church last weekend that killed dozens.
Forty people are now thought to have died after gunmen stormed St Francis Catholic church in Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday, and 61 survivors are still being treated in hospital, according to local authorities. The total is double an earlier estimate.
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