Deadly explosions rock market in central Nigeria

Deadly explosions rock market in central Nigeria

Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Two bombs explosions at a market in the central Nigerian city of Jos left 32 people dead, a government agency report... 23:05

Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Two bombs explosions at a
market in the central Nigerian city of Jos left 32
people dead, a government agency reported,
marking the latest instance of violence to hit the
volatile region.
Nigeria's state broadcaster NTA reported the
explosions took place Thursday at the terminus
area of the Jos market.
According to Mohammed Adams, a security guard
there, a young man walked into the market with a
small cart claiming he was carrying yams. He kept
moving before detonating one device, killing at
least two people.
People chased him, but couldn't stop him before
he managed to blow himself up, Adams said.
The security guard initially told CNN that at least
12 people were dead.
On Friday, Nigeria's National Emergency
Management Agency said that the bomb blasts
killed 32 people and injured 45 others. It was not
immediately clear if the bomber was among those
counted as dead.
Located about 250 kilometers (155 miles)
northwest of Abuja, the nation's capital, Jos is in
an area that has been beset by violence in recent
years.
Much of that fighting has pitted Nigerian troops
against Boko Haram, the Islamist terror group
trying to impose its strict version of Sharia law
across the African nation. Citizens have repeatedly
been caught up in the mayhem such as mass
kidnappings of women and children as well as
bombings of schools, churches and mosques
blamed on Boko Haram.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for
Thursday's attack.
However, Boko Haram has been tied to violence in
Jos before, including a double car-bombing at the
same market in May that killed 118 people .