The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 27, 2011 Nigeria Church Bombings Leave at Least 27 Dead ----------------------------------------------- In news from Nigeria, at least 27 people were killed on Sunday when a series of bombs exploded at churches filled with parishioners celebrating Christmas. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombings. .