Nigeria: Al Qaeda-linked man behind bomb at UN HQ
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Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday that a member of a violent local Islamist sect who has al Qaeda links masterminded the bombing last week on the UN headquarters in Abuja that killed 23 people, and they declared him wanted.
"Investigation has revealed that one Mamman Nur, a notorious Boko Haram element with al Qaeda links who returned recently from Somalia, working in concert with two suspects masterminded the attack on the United Nations building in Abuja," the Department of State Services said in a statement.
It did not give details of how it came to this conclusion, beyond mentioning that the two Boko Haram suspects were in detention and had given "valuable statements". (Reuters)
