Terrorist attack in Nigeria: 21 deceased

In Nigeria, at least 21 people died as a result of an attack by a suicide bomb on the procession of Muslims-shiites, BBC reports . About 40 more were injured.

The terrorist approached the participants in the religious procession near the city of Kano in North Nigeria and acted as an explosive device.

Most Muslims Nigeria are Sunnis. Their relationship with Shiites is extremely tense on the basis of religious disagreements.

It is known that the performer of the attack was a person who was training in the camp of the radical group "Boko Haram". She achieves the creation of the Islamic caliphate and the introduction of Sharia norms throughout Nigeria.

On Thursday, 15 residents of the border village in the neighboring Niger became victims of Boko Haram militants.

In March 2015, Boko Haram swore allegiance to the Islamic State movement and soon proclaimed itself the "West African province of the Islamic state."

In January 2012, 25 representatives of the people of IGBO, professing Christianity, became victims of Boko Haram terrorists . One of the factions of the group before that demanded that Christians leave the north of Nigeria.

Members of the organization also took responsibility for terrorist attacks in Nigeria on December 25, 2011. Then, in different cities of the country, at least five Christian churches were blown up, in which Christmas worships were held. 49 people were killed.