'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.
US 'stands with Nigeria' to tackle 'violent extremism'
Washington has condemned the bombings at a bus station in Nigeria, which killed at least 71 people. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States stood with the Nigerians as they grapple with "violent extremism".
"We are outraged by these senseless acts of violence against innocent civilians," Psaki told a regular news briefing.
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