Photos: UN workers in Nigeria pay tribute to their colleagues killed in a bomb attack in Abuja exactly 5 years today


Workers at the United Nations Abuja this morning gathered to pay tribute to their colleagues who were killed during the August 26th 2011 bomb attack at their office. 21 people were killed while over 60 were injured. More photos after the cut


 

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