Three bombs rock north Nigeria bus station: Police, witnesses

Witnesses say three men left bags packed with explosives among the buses


Afp October 31, 2014

KANO: Three bombs concealed in bags rocked a bus station in north Nigeria's Gombe state during Friday morning rush hour, the latest in a series of attacks targeting commuters blamed on Boko Haram, police and witnesses said.

"We had explosions at the Gombe line motor park...As for the death toll, we are still working on that," said area police chief Abdullahi Kudu.

An employee of the state-run bus park, Lawanti Aliyu, and other witnesses said three men left bags packed with explosives among the buses which went off at 9:00 am local time.

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