Abuja Bomb Blast again, May Day Tragedy in space of two weeks
Abuja Bomb Blast again, May Day Tragedy in space of two weeks
May Day Tragedy: Scores die in fresh Abuja bombing
As at 9:05 pm, 17 corpses were counted at the Emergency Ward of the Asokoro Hospital, while the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, ambulances were still rushing to ferry in more of the dead and the wounded.
What is wrong with our security agencies? Why would bombing take place in the same area in 18 days?
As at 9:05 pm, 17 corpses were counted at the Emergency Ward of the Asokoro Hospital, while the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, ambulances were still rushing to ferry in more of the dead and the wounded.
What is wrong with our security agencies? Why would bombing take place in the same area in 18 days?
More reports reaching us
Another attack has killed at least 19 people and injured 60 more in the Nigerian capital Abuja, officials say.
The explosion happened in the suburb of Nyanya, close to a motor park where at least 70 people died in a bomb blast on 14 April.
Witnesses said the explosion targeted a police checkpoint near a bus station.
No group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram said it was behind the fatal explosion last month.
"People in the crowd were saying that a man parked his car, walked away and the next thing they know, the car blew up," he said.
Witnesses said that moments before the explosion, a man had parked the bomb-laden car and walked away
There was heavy traffic on the road at the time, with many commuters waiting for buses
The wounded here were taken to Abuja's Asokoro general hospital
It is the second deadly bombing in the area in recent weeks, fuelling fears among residents for their safety
Security has been stepped up in Abuja amid fears that Boko Haram is moving its focus to the capital
"I'm worried about our security here. After the last explosion, the president said he would increase security''
"There were policemen around when this explosion happened and they didn't manage to stop it."
The head of Nigeria's emergency response agency, Abbas Idriss, said that 19 people were killed in the blast and 60 others were injured.
State of Confusion
Most of Boko Haram's attacks have been in the north-east of Nigeria.
But the bombing on 14 April raised fears that the militants could be trying to expand their area of operation.
In a video message after that attack, the group's leader Abubakar Shekau said: "We are in your city but you don't know where we are."
The latest attack comes just days before Abuja is set to host the World economy Forum on Africa. Figures released last month showed Nigeria is now Africa's biggest economy.
Insecurity will be a major concern: Several world leaders, including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, are due to attend the event.
Correspondents say the blast comes at a terrible time for Nigeria, which is also dealing with the abduction of 230 schoolgirls that happened hours after the previous Nyanya attack.
A 60-second guide to Boko Haram
The Boko Haram insurgency has led to the deaths of some 1,500 people this year, human rights groups say.
The group has hit Abuja several times before, including an attack on the United Nations building in 2011.
But before 14 April, there had not been an attack in the capital for two years.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is forbidden" in the local Hausa language, has been waging a campaign of gun and bomb attacks since 2009.
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Culled: BBC News
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