March 15, 2010
In Lagos Nigeria, a Nigerian government office was intentionally bombed. Government officials were holding a meeting to discuss steps forward to amnesty for militants who agree to lay down their arms. Three state governors and the minister for the Niger Delta were at this meeting.
Thankfully, no officials were hurt in this explosion. The MEND, a rebel group, claimed full responsibility for this bombing. The bombs were mounted on vehicles about 656 feet away from the building.
MY RESPONSE: I think that the rebels are trying to prove a point, but that they are going about it in the wrong way. The meeting being held while the building was bombed was to create peace; instead, these bombings were meant to stop/complicate these peace talks.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/03/15/nigeria.mend.attack/index.html?iref=allsearch
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