Scores of people are reported killed and many injured in an explosion around the bus terminal under the bridge in Nyanyan, close to Sani Abacha Barracks in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.
Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred around 7am when a vehicle laden with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in the busy bus stop where commuters board government-operated luxury buses.
The number of casualties could not be ascertained as at the time of filing report.
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