- NEW: Three die in clashes with police
- An angry crowd drives away security officers and sets up checkpoints
- The blast occurs during Sunday services, killing at least 5
- There are appear to be a large number of casualties
Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Three people died in clashes Sunday with police in Jos, Nigeria, hours after a car bomb killed five people during services at a church nearby.
Angry crowds were in a standoff with police after chasing away security forces from the destroyed church. They also attacked journalists in the area, shouting at reporters and breaking a television crew's camera gear.
The clashes broke out after witnesses said a suicide car bomber drove toward several churches in the area before plowing into the Christ Chosen Church of God. The attack injured at least 48 people, hospital officials said.
Bruised and bloodied parishioners emerged from the rubble after the blast.
There appeared to be a large number of casualties, including children.
Young people set up roadblocks after the blast, questioning how the suicide bomber made it past government security checkpoints and into the area.
A March car bomb outside a Catholic church in Jos killed six people, according to officials.
In December, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in several northern states following a series of Christmas Day attacks on churches.
