A?car?laden with explosives detonated outside of the St. Finbar's Catholic church, Rayfield, Jos on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring others.
The Associated Press reports that the suicide bomber was apparently stopped before his car entered the church's compound, a rescue official said.
It was unclear whether the church service was going on at the time of the attack. The rescue official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to release casualty figures to journalists.
The man drove his car towards St Finbar’s Catholic church in the city before setting off a large explosion, killing himself and wounding three churchgoers, emergency agency spokesman YuShau Shuaib told AFP.
Plateau state spokesman Pam Ayuba said authorities were aware the blast happened and were trying to secure the area and investigate the apparent attack.
No group immediately claimed responsibility though the city has been targeted in the past by a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram.
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