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Car bomb attacks on Nigeria's independence day kill 10

At least 10 people were killed in Abuja on Friday when two car bombs blew up during celebrations for Nigeria's 50th independence anniversary.

The unprecedented attack in the capital was carried out by The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main militant group in the country's oil-rich southern delta. The group had threatened to attack the festivities and warned people to stay away.

While Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is oil rich most people live on around 60p a day. The delta is very impoverished and polluted from spills.

A third and smaller explosion hit a venue at Eagle Square where President Goodluck Jonathan stood with other dignitaries, about a 10-minute walk from where the car bombs detonated....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)