10 killed in Nigeria Catholic Cathedral [Requiescant in pace]
Posted by New Catholic at 6/17/2012
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More attacks by Islamic terrorists today claimed the lives of scores of Christians in the state of Kaduna, Nigeria, including 10 killed and 50 injured in an attack to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, of the Diocese of Zaria:
From the local paper Daily Trust [ dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165214:breaking-news-kaduna-confirmed-death-toll-now-34-156-wounded&catid=2:lead-stories&Itemid=8 ]:
Breaking News: Kaduna confirmed death toll now 34, …156 wounded
… From the blast at the Christ the King Cathedral at No. 80 Yoruba street Daily Trust confirmed 10 dead and over 50 injured. .
… Three churches were attacked this morning by suicide bombers in Kaduna. One went off at the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) church, Wusasa and another at the Christ the King Cathedral Catholic church at No. 80, Yoruba Street, Sabon Gari, Zaria, just behind the Army Depot, Zaria where all Nigerian soldiers receive their basic training. The third church, Shalom Church at Trikania close to Abuja Fly over and Textile Labour house, was hit by multiple explosions around 10:17am.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
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