Blasts hit motor park in Nigerian city of Jos


Abuja, Feb 27 (IANS): Explosions have rocked a major motor park in Nigerian city of Jos, just hours after a suicide bomber attacked a bus station in the northeast town of Biu, witnesses said Thursday.

The explosions occurred at the Bauchi Road motor park in Jos, and many people are feared killed, Xinhua reported.

A witness named Dalap Tanyong said the explosions have killed a yet unknown number of people, injuring several others and destroying many vehicles.

State police spokesperson Abuh Emmanuel, who confirmed the blast, could not ascertain casualty figure.

"I have just been told of the incident, we have mobilise our men to the scene, for now I cannot tell you number of victims," the police spokesperson said.

Another witness said the bombers who were in a car, detonated the device from the car and drove out of the scene.

Casualty might be massive, because it happen twice in a busy place, she added.

A military source said troops were at the scene evacuating dead bodies and those who sustained injuries to hospitals.

  

Top Stories


Leave a Comment

Title: Blasts hit motor park in Nigerian city of Jos



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.