(BBC) Twin bomb attacks kill at least 30 people in market in central Nigerian city of Jos

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.

Read it all.

print
Posted in * Culture-Watch, * Economics, Politics, * International News & Commentary, Africa, Nigeria, Terrorism, Urban/City Life and Issues, Violence