Suicide bomber strikes St Rita's Catholic church, Kaduna, unconfirmed reports of clashes between christians and muslims

Survivor Linus Lighthouse told Reuters that two bombers had struck different parts of the packed St Rita's church, in Kaduna. They had got right inside the building, causing many casualties, he said.
 
"I cannot tell you how many casualties, but there were many. The heavy explosion also damaged so many buildings around the area," he said.
 
But Aminu Lawal, a Kaduna police spokesman, said there was only one confirmed bomber and that no casualties had yet been confirmed apart from the bomber himself.
 
Another witness, Daniel Kazah, a member of the Catholic cadets in the church, said he had seen three bodies on the bloodied church floor. "But still others were taken to the mortuary," he said.
 
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed similar attacks in the past and has attacked several churches with bombs and guns since it intensified its campaign against Christians in the past year.
 
National Emergency Management Agency spokesman Yushua Shuaib told AP news agency initial reports suggested the attack was by a suicide bomber.

The church was surrounded by soldiers and police after the blast, and ambulances were taking the injured to hospital

There are unconfirmed reports of clashes breaking out between Christians and Muslims after the attack