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18 killed by blasts in Jos, central Nigeria: police

By AFP
Nigeria Troops patrol in the city of Bama, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2015.  By Nichole Sobecki AFPFile
JUL 6, 2015 LISTEN
Troops patrol in the city of Bama, northeast Nigeria on March 25, 2015. By Nichole Sobecki (AFP/File)

Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) - At least 18 people were killed in twin blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police said on Monday, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram militants.

"We have 18 dead as of last night," Plateau state police spokesman Emmanuel Abuh told AFP after the explosions near a shopping complex and a popular mosque late on Sunday night.

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