Comment by the Information and Press Department of Russian Foreign Ministry on the terrorist attack in Kano, Nigeria

2749-29-11-2014

A terrorist attack occurred in the city of Kano, northern Nigeria, on 28 November. According to incoming information, over 100 people died and more than 200 were wounded in a mosque explosion and subsequent shooting. By all indications, this was yet another crime committed by Boko Haram, an extremist movement operating in Nigeria, purportedly in "defence of Islam."

We are outraged by this inhuman act which cannot be justified. We support the Government of Nigeria in its fight against Boko Haram and hope that the organisers and perpetrators of this bloody crime in Kano as well as those implicated in other terrorist attacks in Nigeria will receive justice.

We feel deeply for the family and friends of the deceased and sympathise with the injured and wish them a speedy recovery.

29 November 2014

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Comment by the Information and Press Department of Russian Foreign Ministry on the terrorist attack in Kano, Nigeria

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