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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 killed at least 30 people in a busy area of the Nigerian city of Jos. | |
The two bombs exploded in quick succession in a marketplace near the scene of a major bombing in May. | |
Jos has a mixed population of Muslims and Christians, and in recent years Boko Haram militants have attacked churches and mosques there. | |
The group has killed more than 2,000 people this year. No group has said it carried out the latest bombings. | |
The blasts targeted Jos's commercial district, near the Terminus bus station. | |
The first explosion took place at an outdoor food stand. The second blast hit the 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. | On Wednesday, at least four people were reported killed and seven hurt in attacks by two female suicide bombers in Kano. |
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. | Boko Haram militants are suspected of being behind the attacks. |
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. | 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. |