Nigerian church shooting: authorities hunt for gunmen in attack that killed at least 50, including children

Gunmen opened fire and set off explosives inside a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria Sunday, killing at least 50 people – including children – and injuring dozens more before escaping the scene, authorities said. 

Nigerian security forces were still hunting down the attackers on Monday. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack on St. Francis Church in the town of Owo, though analysts believe they may have come from elsewhere in the West African nation, which is plagued by violence from armed groups, kidnappers and extremists.