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A bomb blast at the United Nations building in Nigeria's capital, Abuja,
has killed at least 16 people.
Witnesses report seeing a vehicle force its way past security and explode
once it reached the four-story building on Friday morning.
Rescuers raced to pull bodies and survivors from the rubble at the
compound.
Speaking from New York, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicted the
casualty toll will be “considerable,” but added he did not yet have an exact
number.
Mr. Ban called the attack a “terrible act” against people who devote their
lives to helping others. He said the U.N. compound houses 26 humanitarian and
development agencies. An estimated 400 people work at the complex.
The secretary-general said a U.N. team led by Deputy Secretary-General
Asha-Rose Migiro will travel to Abuja to assess the situation.
He declined to speculate on a motive for the attack, and there was no
immediate claim of responsibility.
Police have blamed a string of bombings in the country on the radical
Islamic sect Boko Haram. The group has called for sharia, a form of strict
Islamic law it would like applied more widely and strictly across Nigeria. |
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发表于 2016-7-10 17:38:43