Twin car bombs kill at least 118 in Nigeria
Firefighters and rescuers extinguish a fire at the scene of a bomb blast at Terminus market in the central city of Jos. Twin car bombings on Tuesday killed at least 46 in central Nigeria in the latest in a series of deadly blasts that will stoke fears about security despite international help in the fight against Boko Haram Islamists. /AFP-Yonhap
By Kim Young-jin
Two car bombs exploded at a crowded bus station in Jos, Nigeria, killing at least 118 people, reports said.
No party had claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the Associate Press (AP) said they bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group that has been terrorizing African nations.
Mohammed Abdulsalam, coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency said fires were still raging in the area and that the death count could continue to rise.
Jos, a city in the Middle Belt region of the country, is considered a flashpoint for religious violence and tensions have been rising between Christians and Muslims there.
President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the attacks and said he remains ``fully committed to winning the war against terror,'' AP reported.