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Terror attacks targeted at Christians, including two bombs at church services, have killed at least 39 across Nigeria.

A radical Muslim sect claimed responsibility for five attacks which struck the nation's north-east today.

Most of the victims died on the steps of a Roman Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass.

Wreckage: A car burns outside the St. Theresa Catholic Church as a crowd gathers to survey the damage following the explosions;

Target: A car bomb explosion took place at St. Theresa Catholic Church (pictured) at Madalla, Suleja, just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja;

Death toll: At least 27 people have been killed in Abuja, Nigeria, after a bomb went off outside a church on Christmas Day;

The Christmas Day attacks show the growing national ambition of the sect known as Boko Haram, which is thought to be responsible for 504 killings this year alone.

Shortage of help: A victim is tended to by medics in an ambulance, but there weren't enough ambulances to deal with the crisis in Abuja

Broken shell: A destroyed building near the site of the bomb blast at St. Theresa's

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

The White House condemned the violent attacks in Nigeria on Sunday, which it said appeared to be acts of terrorism.
‘We condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of life on Christmas Day,’ the White House said in a statement released from Hawaii, where President Barack Obama is vacationing.
‘We have been in contact with Nigerian officials about what initially appear to be terrorist acts and pledge to assist them in bringing those responsible to justice,’ it said.
The Vatican has also denounced the attacks as a sign of 'cruelty and absurd, blind hatred' that shows no respect for human life.
Last years Christmas Eve bombings in Jos left at least 32 dead and 74 wounded.
Although billions of dollars of oil money flow into the nation’s annual budget, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency sent texts to journalists asking for more ambulances. The wounded filled a government hospital, with TV images showing them weeping.

The explosion happened in a suburb of Abuja, Nigeria's capital city;

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has acknowledged it didn't have enough ambulances immediately on hand to help the wounded. Co-ordinator Slaku Luguard said an angry crowd that gathered at the blast site hampered rescue efforts as they refused to allow workers inside.

Condemned: Foreign Secretary William Hague said these were cowardly attacks on families gathered in peace

 

Emergency attention: Medical officials try to treat one of the victims of the bomb blast in Abuja

The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria's capital of Abuja" had issued a warning Friday to citizens to be 'particularly vigilant' around churches, large crowds and areas where foreigners congregate.
Several days of fighting in and around the north-eastern city of Damaturu between the sect and security forces already had killed at least 61 people, authorities said.
On Sunday, local police commissioner Tanko Lawan said several explosions had struck Damaturu, including a suicide car bombing.
Lawan said that the blasts happened around noon, targeting the headquarters of Nigeria's secret police, the State Security Service, in the area.
The State Security Service later issued a statement saying the bomber targeted a senior military commander and killed three officers in the attack.

In the last year, Boko Haram has carried out increasingly bloody attacks in its campaign to implement strict Shariah law across Nigeria, a nation of more than 160 million people.

Mob: The Reverend Issac Achi (right) tries to control angry crowds which gathered at the site of the bomb blast at St Theresa's

Military presence: Soldier move in to secure the area around St. Theresa's after Islamist militant group Boko Haram said it planted bombs;

Condemnation from around the globe

The Vatican condemned the blast at the Catholic church. A Vatican spokesman said the church hoped ‘this senseless violence does not weaken the will of the Nigerian people to live peacefully and promote dialogue in their country’.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called the bombs ‘cowardly attacks on families gathered in peace and prayer to celebrate a day which symbolises harmony and goodwill towards others’.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy ‘condemned these acts of violence in the strongest terms’ and ‘expressed solidarity with Nigeria's fight against terrorism’, his office said.
Italian foreign minister Giulio Terzi condemned ‘vile attacks ... against the universal principles of civilisation.’
The White House said the attacks appeared to be acts of terrorism. The White House said: ‘We condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of life on Christmas Day’

Nigeria's military violently put down the attack, crushing the sect's mosque into shards as its leader was arrested and died in police custody. About 700 people died during the violence.

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