{"id":3986,"date":"2011-07-17T18:54:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-17T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2011-07-17T08:42:29","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T12:42:29","slug":"muslim-group-targets-ethiopian-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/07\/muslim-group-targets-ethiopian-christians","title":{"rendered":"Muslim group targets Ethiopian Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Churches in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria, Africa, are now being fitted with metal detectors because of threats of bomb attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Worshippers in Christian churches are also having their bags and persons searched over fears of explosives being smuggled inside.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual measures were precipitated by several bombing attacks against churches in the region attributed to the radical Islamic group Boko Haram,\u00a0which\u00a0is fighting for Islamic rule.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allheadlinenews.com\/articles\/90053049?Churches%20in%20Nigeria%20install%20metal%20detectors%20after%20bomb%20threats#ixzz1RbGHQvB4\">CLICK HERE to read more:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria, Africa, are now being fitted with metal detectors because of threats of bomb attacks. 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