Bombings in Nigeria claim at least 118 lives
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Back">Back</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="blasts">blasts</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 118 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> 45 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jos">Jos</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hallmarks">hallmarks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span>, <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insurrection">insurrection</span>.</p><p><span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="abducting">abducting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="schoolgirls">schoolgirls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 14 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chibok">Chibok</span>. <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jos">Jos</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handiwork">handiwork</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="militant">militant</span> <span word="group">group</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heartland">heartland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="arid">arid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weakly">weakly</span> <span word="governed">governed</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="calculated">calculated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stoke">stoke</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="strife">strife</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="combustible">combustible</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="tinderbox">tinderbox</span>. <span word="Jos">Jos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="Plateau">Plateau</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tit">tit</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="tat">tat</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Berom">Berom</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="Fulani">Fulani</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="herders">herders</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Goodluck">Goodluck</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="assault">assault</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="condemning">condemning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>".</p>
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