Aftermath of suicide bombing that killed at least 38 people
(9 Apr 2012) 1. Mid of people at blast site, inspecting damage 2. Close of child's sandal amidst the rubble 3. Mid of people inspecting the damage following Sunday's blast 4. Wide of blast scene 5. Mid of crowd 6. Wide of building left badly damaged following the explosion 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen Uka, hotel manager, vox pop: "No one can say that this is their grievances, as far as Kaduna is concerned, but every time, Christians always suffer the casualty." 8. Mid of people surveying the damage 9. Close of man showing metal shards 10. Close of holes 11. Various of aftermath 12. Mid of a young Hausa Fulani man severely injured in the bombing 13. Close of another injured man 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Femi Johnson, blast victim: "What I only know is that there was a bomb blast. I can't recollect anything." 15. Various of injured man in hospital STORYLINE Authorities in Nigeria continued their investigation on Monday following a suicide bombing a day earlier which left at least 38 people dead in the city of Kaduna. Large crowds gathered at the scene of the attack to survey the damage. The bombing struck the capital of Kaduna state, at a busy junction, sending metal shards flying in all directions that left bullet-like holes in buildings and killed several people, witnesses said. At St. Gerard's Catholic Hospital, a young Hausa Fulani man who had been selling food from a wheelbarrow near the blast lay in agony, his right hand shorn away by the explosion. Doctors were giving him a third blood transfusion. A Yoruba man, Femi Johnson, lay in the bed beside him, his arms and legs badly burned by the explosion. While no one immediately claimed responsibility, suspicion has fallen on the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram. The sect has attacked both Christians and Muslims, as well as the United Nations' headquarters in Nigeria. Some fear Sunday's bombing could further inflame tensions around Kaduna, a region on the dividing line between Nigeria's largely Christian south and Muslim north. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
