U.S. Condemns Bombings in Kaduna
Press Statement
Marie Harf
Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
July 23, 2014
The United States deplores today’s twin bombings in Kaduna, Nigeria, which targeted Shaykh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, one of
the country’s most respected Muslim scholars, during the month of Ramadan. We are also concerned by reports that these
blasts may have also targeted former head of state General Muhammadu Buhari. We extend our sympathies to the loved ones
of the more than 80 victims killed in these blasts.
We call on Nigerian authorities to fully investigate these attacks, and we urge all Nigerians to avoid reprisals and
continue to practice the interfaith cooperation that violent extremists seek to undermine.
ENDS