Bomb blast at Nigerian newspaper office

2012-04-26 163

Two people are dead after suicide bomber attacked the Abuja offices of a Nigerian newspaper on Thursday. Survivors at the "this Day" newspaper office say everything happened very quickly.

Staff member Samson Oliver.

SOUNDBITE: Samson Oliver, Staff At 'this Day' newspaper saying:

"I was sleeping when I heard a heavy noise and when I woke up with shock and fear, I saw everywhere was so dark, something like smoke everywhere. I ran out and saw it was a bomb explosion."

The attacker drove an SUV to the back gate and detonated the explosion when security guards tried to block him from entering the grounds.

A similar attack was also carried that same at This Day's other office's in Kaduna. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Deborah Gembara, Reuters.

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