From NY Post:
Terrorist attack at Nigerian bus station kills at least 71
By Associated Press
April 14, 2014
Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people on April 14. Photo: STRSTR/AFP/Getty Images
ABUJA, Nigeria — A massive explosion ripped through a bus station during the morning rush hour in Nigeria’s capital, killing at least 71 people and wounding 124 in a bombing that marked the bloodiest terrorist attack ever in Abuja.
President Goodluck Jonathan visited the scene and blamed Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group which operates in the northeast of Nigeria and which has been threatening to attack Nigeria’s capital. One official said he believed the bomb was buried in the earth, while the emergency management agency said the explosives apparently were hidden in a vehicle.
The blast destroyed 16 luxury buses and 24 minibuses and cars, said police spokesman Frank Mba, who gave the death toll....
Much more here.
[H/T Homeland Security News Wire]
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