{"id":4497,"date":"2012-09-23T11:31:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T10:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2012-09-23T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-23T10:31:17","slug":"boko-haram-bombs-another-church-in-bauchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/boko-haram-bombs-another-church-in-bauchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram Bombs Another Church in Bauchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful bomb has exploded at\u00a0 St. John&#8217;s Catholic Cathedral in Bauchi directly across from the Bauchi Township stadium killing several christian worshippers early this morning.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion reportedly occurred a few minutes after 9:00 AM Nigerian time during Sunday church service on Murtala Mohammed way in the Bayan Gari area of the township. 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