Nigeria: Gunmen kill 'many' church worshippers in Ondo state

Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 21 worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said.

Richard Olatunde, spokesman for the Ondo State governor’s office, told AFP that dynamite exploded inside the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town before gunmen opened fire through the windows during a service.

He said that at least 21 people had been killed and many more injured.