Church blast kills 3 in Nigeria

A bomb blast struck a Catholic church in the volatile central Nigerian city of Jos yesterday, causing numerous casualties, witnesses and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
A Reuters reporter on the scene was unable to gain access, as the police had cordoned off the area around the church.
Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings against churches, raising fears they are trying to ignite sectarian conflict in Africa's most populous country.
On February 26 a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a church in Jos, killing two people and wounding 38.