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Jos bomb attacks: 'Poor Nigerians need protection' | Jos bomb attacks: 'Poor Nigerians need protection' |
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The archbishop of Jos in central Nigeria has said more must be done to protect ordinary people, after at least 30 were killed in twin bomb attacks. | The archbishop of Jos in central Nigeria has said more must be done to protect ordinary people, after at least 30 were killed in twin bomb attacks. |
Archbishop Ben Kwashi told the BBC that most of the victims were poor and defenceless. | Archbishop Ben Kwashi told the BBC that most of the victims were poor and defenceless. |
Thursday's attacks on a crowded market have been blamed on Boko Haram. | |
The Islamist group has previously targeted churches and mosques in Jos, which has a mixed population of Muslims and Christians. | The Islamist group has previously targeted churches and mosques in Jos, which has a mixed population of Muslims and Christians. |
The Anglican archbishop said the bombers would not succeed in fomenting religious divisions in the city, as it was clear they did not represent Nigeria's Muslim population. | The Anglican archbishop said the bombers would not succeed in fomenting religious divisions in the city, as it was clear they did not represent Nigeria's Muslim population. |
But he said ordinary people needed more protection. | But he said ordinary people needed more protection. |
"Government must step up, to show that it cares about the weak, about the poor, about those who have no means at all in the society." | "Government must step up, to show that it cares about the weak, about the poor, about those who have no means at all in the society." |
The blasts targeted Jos's commercial district, near the Terminus bus station. | 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. | The first explosion took place at an outdoor food stand. The second blast hit the marketplace. |
A similar attack in the same area of Jos in May killed more than 100 people. | A similar attack in the same area of Jos in May killed more than 100 people. |
Boko Haram militants are suspected of being behind the attacks. It has not yet commented. | Boko Haram militants are suspected of being behind the attacks. It has not yet commented. |
The group has killed more than 2,000 people this year. | The group has killed more than 2,000 people this year. |
It has taken over several towns and villages in the north-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa, declaring the area under its control to be a caliphate. | |
On Wednesday, at least four people were reported killed and seven hurt in attacks by two female suicide bombers in Kano, the biggest city in northern Nigeria. | |
Thousands of people have died and more than a million have been forced from their homes in the Islamist group's five-year insurgency. |