Massive blast kills 71 in Nigerian capital

An explosion that ripped through a busy
bus station in Nigeria's capital has killed at
least 71 people and wounded 124, police said.
Monday's blast in Abuja destroyed 16
luxury coaches and 24 minibuses, police
spokesman Frank Mba said.
There was only believed to be one blast,
with secondary explosions as vehicle fuel
tanks ignited and burned.
Reporters saw rescue workers and police
gathering body parts as ambulances rushed
the wounded to hospitals.
There was no immediate claim for the rush-
hour blast, though the Boko Haram terrorist
network has been threatening to attack the capital.
The Islamic extremists, based in north-east
Nigeria, carried out a 2011 suicide car
bombing at the United Nations office
building in Abuja that killed at least 21
people and wounded 60.