Nigeria’s State Security Service Holds 2 Suspects Over UN Building Blast
By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo -
2011-08-31T12:37:18Z
(Corrects to show one suspect being sought in second paragraph.)
Nigeria’s State Security Service is holding two suspects in connection with the bombing of a United Nations building in the country’s capital, Abuja, spokeswoman Marilyn Ogar said.
One suspect, the person that may have led the attack that killed 23 people and wounded 71 on Aug. 26, is still being sought, Ogar said in an e-mailed statement today.
To contact the reporter on this story: Elisha Bala-Gbogbo in Abuja at ebalagbogbo@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Gordon Bell at gbell16@bloomberg.net
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