Worshippers escaped an explosion at a church in south-eastern Nigeria Sunday
when explosives experts disposed of bombs that had been planted at its entrance,
media reports said.
Six people were arrested in connection with the incident in Owerri, capital
of Imo state.
Police spokesperson Andrew Enwerem was quoted by the online newspaper Premium
Times as saying police were alerted to objects at the church entrance about
midnight.
Police said they believe the bombs, which had been placed inside sacks, were
intended to explode during worship services on Sunday.
"One was promptly detonated at the scene because it was on a timer," Enwerem
said.
"The other one was disarmed and then taken away for detonation."
The spokesperson said the detainees did not appear to be directly linked to
planting the explosives, but they might have information leading to the capture
of the perpetrators.
Police did not say who could be behind the attack. The Islamist group Boko
Haram has targeted churches in Nigeria, but it operates mainly in the north.
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