(MENAFNEditorial) WASHINGTON July 24 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Press Statement
Marie Harf
Deputy Department Spokesperson Office of the Spokesperson
Washington DC
July 23 2014
The United States deplores today's twin bombings in Kaduna Nigeria which targeted Shaykh Dahiru Usman Bauchi one of the country's most respected Muslim scholars during the month of Ramadan. We are also concerned by reports that these blasts may have also targeted former head of state General Muhammadu Buhari. We extend our sympathies to the loved ones of the more than 80 victims killed in these blasts.
We call on Nigerian authorities to fully investigate these attacks and we urge all Nigerians to avoid reprisals and continue to practice the interfaith cooperation that violent extremists seek to undermine.
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