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Despair as Nigeria Bomb Blast Kills Dozens

A morning rush-hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a bus station near the Nigeria capital on Monday.
Image: Bystanders react as victims of a bomb blast arrive at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja
Women react as victims of a bomb blast arrive at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria on April 14, 2014.AFOLABI SOTUNDE / Reuters

A morning rush-hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a bus station near the Nigeria capital on Monday, raising concerns about the spread of an Islamist insurgency after the first such attack on Abuja for two years. Suspicion fell on Boko Haram, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility from the Islamist group mainly active in the northeast.

Image: Crowd gather at the scene of a bomb blast at a bus terminal in Nyayan, Abuja
Crowd gather at the scene of a bomb blast at a bus terminal in Nyayan, Abuja, Nigeria on April 14, 2014.AFOLABI SOTUNDE / Reuters