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The United States has pledged to support the Nigerian government to battle the menace of bombings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The White House yesterday condemned the violent Christmas Day terrorist attacks on St. Theresa\u2019s Catholic Church in Madalla, near Abuja, which led to the death of 26 people. Many others were injured.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of lives on Christmas Day,\u201d the White House said in a statement released, by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, from Haawaii where President Barack Obama is vacationing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been in contact with Nigerian officials about what initially appeared to be terrorist acts, and pledge to assist them in bringing those responsible to justice,\u201d it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. promised to help Nigeria find those responsible for the Christmas Day bombings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

John Campbell, a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, says Boko Haram has given voice to what he calls \u201ca cloud of inchoate rage shaped by Islam\u201d, that has brewed among northerners.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c(President) Jonathan needs to address this northern alienation, of which Boko Haram is only a symptom,\u201d Campbell wrote in a recent op-ed for Foreign Affairs magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToo heavy a hand would risk alienating Nigeria\u2019s 75 million Muslims, who already have legitimate grievances in the north. This, in turn, could undermine the very unity of Nigeria – something neither Washington nor Abuja can afford,\u201d said Campbell, who is the Ralph Bunche senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pope Benedict XVI again denounced the bombing of a Nigerian Catholic church, saying only respect and reconciliation can bring peace \u2014 not violence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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