'At least 71 dead' in Nigeria bus station bombing
At least 71 people have died and 124 are injured after a bombing at a bus station in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, police said.
Many dead after bomb rips through Nigerian bus station
The confirmed death toll from the bombing of a bus station near the capital Abuja is now at 71 killed and 124 wounded, police spokesman Frank Mba has said.
One eyewitness said "one particular guy was holding a bag and enters (a bus), he then steps down after a few minutes. He left and five minutes later it exploded."
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