{"id":44275,"date":"2015-11-28T15:30:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T14:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=44275"},"modified":"2015-11-28T16:18:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T15:18:42","slug":"boko-haram-claims-attack-on-shiite-muslims-that-killed-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/boko-haram-claims-attack-on-shiite-muslims-that-killed-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram Claims Attack On Shiite Muslims That Killed 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boko Haram <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_915984018\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Saturday<\/span><\/span> claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a<br \/>\nShiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city of Kano that<br \/>\nkilled 22 people.<\/p>\n<p>The hardline Islamist group said in a statement in Arabic on social media<br \/>\nits bomber \u201cdetonated his explosives which led to the death\u201d of the<br \/>\nvictims <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_915984019\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Friday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd by the permission of Allah these attacks of ours against Shi\u2019a<br \/>\npolytheists will continue \u00fduntil we cleanse the earth of their filth,\u201d it<br \/>\nwarned.<\/p>\n<p>At least 21 people were initially reported killed but the toll rose after<br \/>\none more person was confirmed dead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, we have 22 deaths following the death of one more person<br \/>\nyesterday. Thirty-eight people have also been injured, two of whom have<br \/>\nbeen discharged from the hospital,\u201d one of the organisers of the march Ali<br \/>\nKakaki told AFP <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_915984020\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>He said that, despite the attack <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_915984021\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Friday<\/span><\/span>, the Islamic Movement of<br \/>\nNigeria members had continued their march from Kano to Zaria in<br \/>\nneighbouring Kaduna state, where their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky is<br \/>\nbased.<\/p>\n<p>The march is to mark Ashura, which commemorates the death of Hussein, the<br \/>\ngrandson of the Prophet Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the attack, many more of our members have joined the<br \/>\nprocession,\u201d Kakaki said, adding that they aimed to arrive at their<br \/>\ndestination next week.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_915984022\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday\u2019s<\/span><\/span> attack took place in the village of Dakasoye, some 20 kilometres<br \/>\n(13 miles) south of the city of Kano.<\/p>\n<p>One of the procession\u2019s organisers said a bomber clad in black ran into<br \/>\nthe crowd and detonated his explosives.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram, the radical Sunni jihadists who want to create a hardline<br \/>\nIslamic state in northeast Nigeria, has previously been blamed for attacks<br \/>\non Shia Muslims in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram, whose six-year insurgency has left at least 17,000 people dead<br \/>\nand made more than 2.6 million homeless, condemns Shias as heretics who<br \/>\nshould be killed.<\/p>\n<p>The group has increasingly used suicide bombers against \u201csoft\u201d civilian<br \/>\ntargets since the start of a military offensive earlier this year that<br \/>\npushed them out of territory they controlled.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s President Muhammadu Buhari has given his military commanders<br \/>\nuntil next month to end the conflict but there are fears that suicide and<br \/>\nbomb attacks may persist.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city of Kano that killed 22 people. 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