Christmas attacks in Nigeria by sect kill 39

LAGOS, Nige­ria — Ter­ror attacks across Nige­ria by a rad­i­cal Mus­lim sect killed at least 39 peo­ple, with the major­ity dying on the steps of a Catholic church after cel­e­brat­ing Christ­mas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a mas­sive explosion.