U.N. Building Attack Kills 18 People

UN Building Attack

Abuja — 18 innocent people were at least killed Friday when a bomb exploded after a car rammed through the United Nation’s building located in Abuja, the Nigerian Capital. The car bomb attack in an international institution is considered a rare attack in Nigeria, a country plagued by many local conflicts.

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, said that the number of casualty might increase from the recent death toll at 18 to a higher number. Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian President, has ordered the law-enforcing bodies in the country for a tighter security around Abuja after seeing the deadly extent of the recent attack. For Jonathan, the attack was the most despicable assault to the Nigerian government.

400 personnel works for various agencies in the U.N. building hit by car before the building exploded immediately killing at least 18 people and many were seriously wounded and injured. The United Nation has been saddened by the attack and utterly condemned the deadly act. It was an assault especially to the victims who devoted their living in helping others, an official said.

When the rescue, emergency and medical workers arrived at the blast site, body parts were strewn and dead bodies were everywhere. Mike Zuokumar, Nigerian police commissioner, said that the death toll is currently 18 but the number is expected to increase. Many people were badly injured and were rushed to several hospitals of the Nigerian capital Abuja.

One of the casualties was a Norwegian National, Ingrid Midtgaard. She was already identified by the Norwegian consulate in Abuja. Midtgaard, 30 year old, is a lawyer working in the U.N. office in Abuja.

Posted by James Fried on Saturday August 27 2011, 5:46 AM EST. Ref: yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0