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November 2011 Nigeria attacks
| November 2011 Nigeria attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Location | Damaturu and Maiduguri, Nigeria |
| Date | 4 November 2011 17:30 (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | Police stations, churches and banks[1] |
Attack type | Car bombings, shootings, suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 100–150(100 confirmed dead, possibly up to 150)[2] |
| Injured | 100–500 |
| Perpetrator | Boko Haram |
On 4 November 2011, a series of coordinated shootings and suicide bombings on northern Nigerian cities killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more. A spokesperson for the Sunni Muslim terrorist group Boko Haram later claimed responsibility and promised "more attacks are on the way."
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aljazwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Nigeria group threatens more deadly attacks". Al Jazeera. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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