The casualty report for Sunday's attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria was revised down to 22 killed and 50 injured on Tuesday after initial reports said 50 people were killed.
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The casualty report for last week's attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria has been revised down to 22 killed and 50 injured, according to a Nigerian official.placed the death toll at more than 50 after gunmen fired weapons and detonated explosives inside St. Francis Church. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
State Police Commissioner Oyeyemi Oyediran said law enforcement pursued to attackers,"but unfortunately, we could not catch up with them." A view of the St. Francis Catholic church in Owo, Nigeria, Monday, June 6, 2022 a day after an attack targeted worshipers.Pope Francis also condemned the attack on Monday calling it an"act of unspeakable violence."
"His Holiness prays for the conversion of those blinded by hatred and violence so that they will choose instead the path of peace and righteousness," a telegram from the Vatican read.