Death toll in Nigeria U.N. suicide blast rises to 19
August 27, 2011 8:56AM
Nigerian policemen patrol the site of a large explosion attack on the United Nation's building after a car blew up in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Aug 26, 2011. A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew up at the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital Friday, killing at least 16 people and shattering part of the concrete structure. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called it "an assault on those who devote their lives to helping others". (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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ABUJA, Nigeria — An emergency management official says the death toll from a car bomb attack at the United Nations’ headquarters in Nigeria’s capital has risen to 19.
Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Yushau Shuaib confirmed the rise Saturday, a day after the suicide attack in Abuja.
President Goodluck Jonathan visited the blast site Saturday and promised to deal with terrorism and Boko Haram, a radical Muslim sect that claimed responsibility for the attack.
Jonathan told journalists: “As a government, we are working on this and we will bring it under control.”
He did not elaborate.
Boko Haram, which has reported links to al-Qaida, wants to implement a strict version of Shariah law in the nation and is vehemently opposed to Western education and culture.
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