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Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

Monday 14 April 2014 16:23 BST

A soldier stands guard in front of burnt buses after an attack in Abuja. Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Boko Haram Islam

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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A soldier stands guard in front of burnt buses after an attack in Abuja. Twin blasts at a bus station packed with morning commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital killed dozens of people, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Boko Haram Islamists

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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Vehicles burn after an attack in Abuja

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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The explosions rocked the Nyanya station roughly five kilometres south of Abuja at 6:45 am (0545 GMT) and destroyed some 30 vehicles, mostly large passenger buses

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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Rescue workers work to recover victims at the site of a blast at the Nyanya Motor Park

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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Injured victims of a bomb attack wait at the back of a pickup truck at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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Bystanders react as victims of a bomb blast arrive at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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A wounded man is surrounded by medical staff as he arrives for treatment at the Nyanya general hospital following a blast at a bus park in Abuja

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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Crowd gather at the scene of a bomb blast at a bus terminal in Nyayan, Abuja. A morning rush hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a Nigerian bus station on the outskirts of the capital, raising concerns about the spread of an Islamist insurgency after the deadliest ever attack on Abuja

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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A bystander reacts as she sees victims of a bomb blast arriving at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja

In pictures: Massive explosion kills more than 70 people in Nigerian capital

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (C) and Nigerian Senate President David Mark (C left) look at the spot a bomb attack in Abuja

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