ABUJA (Reuters) - A powerful blast hit a Catholic church on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja during a Christmas service on Sunday killing many people, residents said, and one counted 19 bodies from the explosion.
Emergency services said 12 bodies had been recovered from the scene so far, and at first said there were not enough ambulances available to evacuate all the dead and the wounded.
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