Wuse bombing
| Wuse bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boko Haram insurgency | |
 | |
| Location | Abuja, Federal Capital Territory |
| Date | 25 June 2014 |
| Target | Emab plaza |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 21 |
| Injured | 17 |
| Perpetrators | Boko Haram |
The Wuse bombing was a terrorist attack on the Emab plaza in Wuse, a district of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria.[1]
Incident
[edit]The incident was reported to have occurred on June 25, 2014.[2][3] The attack was launched by members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria.[4] Explosives were used in the attack, leaving 21 people dead[5] and 17 seriously injured.[6] The twin car bombing incident was said to have occurred around 4pm at a shopping mall.[7] According to police report, about 40 vehicles were destroyed by this incident.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "21 killed, 17 injured as explosion rocks Wuse, Abuja". The Sun News. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy Statement on Wuse II Bomb Blast (June 26, 2014)". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Nigeria. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria:Abuja blast in wuse District". ogadennews.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Abuja Bomb Blast". BBC News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "21 Die in Twin Car Bombs Near Nigeria Shopping Mall". NBC News. 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Bomb blast hits banex plaza Wuse II, Abuja". dailypost.ng. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ Abuja, Associated Press in (25 June 2014). "Deadly blast hits shopping mall in Nigerian capital Abuja". the Guardian.
- ^ Aminu Abubakr and Jessica King (25 June 2014). "Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigerian capital". CNN.
  | This Nigerian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This terrorism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 2014 murders in Nigeria
- Boko Haram bombings
- Car and truck bombings in Nigeria
- History of Abuja
- Car and truck bombings in 2014
- Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2014
- 21st century in Abuja
- Murder in Abuja
- June 2014 events in Nigeria
- Terrorist incidents in Abuja
- Mass murder in 2014
- 21st-century mass murder in Nigeria
- June 2014 crimes in Africa
- Shopping mall bombings
- Marketplace attacks in Nigeria
- Building bombings in Nigeria
- 2014 building bombings
- Nigeria history stubs
- Terrorism stubs