Less than 48 hours after bomb explosions
rocked the ancient Kano City in northern
Nigeria on Friday , Catholic Pope Francis has
condemned the deadly attacks.
Speaking on the final day of his trip to Turkey on
Sunday, the Catholic Pope described the bomb
attacks as an "extremely serious sin against God".
Scene from the Kano bomb blasts. Photo credit:
Nigerianewsbulletin.com
According to reports, at least 120 people were killed
and 270 others wounded when two suicide bombers
blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during
weekly prayers on Friday at the Grand Mosque in
Kano.
The comment from the Pope is coming after he was
took part in a Muslim prayer with the Grand Mufti of
Istanbul on his second leg of his three day visit to
Turkey.
Pope Francis was photographed alongside the Grand
Mufti as he clasped his hands for a two minute silent
prayer in the 17th-century Sultan Ahmet mosque,
aiming to show respect for Islam and encourage
stronger ties between the two faiths.
Posted By David Aniemeka
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