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Nigeria: Dozens killed in double bombing in Jos | Nigeria: Dozens killed in double bombing in Jos |
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A twin bomb attack has taken place in a busy area of the Nigerian city of Jos, killing at least 30 people, witnesses say. | A twin bomb attack has taken place in a busy area of the Nigerian city of Jos, killing at least 30 people, witnesses say. |
The two bombs exploded in quick succession, close to the scene of a major bombing in May. | The two bombs exploded in quick succession, close to the scene of a major bombing in May. |
The city of Jos has a mixed population of Muslims and Christians, and in recent years suspected Boko Haram militants have attacked churches there. | The city of Jos has a mixed population of Muslims and Christians, and in recent years suspected Boko Haram militants have attacked churches there. |
The Islamist militant group frequently carries out suicide attacks in Nigeria. | The Islamist militant group frequently carries out suicide attacks in Nigeria. |
There has been no claim of responsibility for Thursday's explosions in Jos. | There has been no claim of responsibility for Thursday's explosions in Jos. |
The blasts targeted the city's commercial district, near the Terminus bus station. | The blasts targeted the city's commercial district, near the Terminus bus station. |
Witnesses told the Associated Press news agency that the first explosion took place at an outdoor food stand. The second blast hit a marketplace. | |
Separately, police in Nigeria's second-largest city, Kano, say they have arrested a 13-year-old girl wearing a suicide belt. | Separately, police in Nigeria's second-largest city, Kano, say they have arrested a 13-year-old girl wearing a suicide belt. |
On Wednesday, at least four people were reported killed and seven hurt in attacks by two female suicide bombers in Kano. | |
And last month, more than 100 people died in a gun and bomb attack during prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the city. | |
Boko Haram militants are suspected of being behind the attacks. | |
Some 2,000 people have died in violence blamed on the Islamist militants this year. | |
The group has taken over several towns and villages in the north-east of the country, declaring the area under its control to be a caliphate. | |
Thousands of people have died and more than a million have been forced from their homes in the group's five-year insurgency. | Thousands of people have died and more than a million have been forced from their homes in the group's five-year insurgency. |