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Nigeria’s Abuja hit by two blasts causing deaths

Two bomb blasts have rocked the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja causing a number of deaths, officials say. The first struck near a police station in Kuje, 25 miles (40km) from Abuja, the second hit a bus stop in Nyanya again. No group has said it carried out the attacks yet but suspicion has fallen on Boko Haram Islamists. While the militant group has attacked Abuja before, its insurgency has mostly focused on the north-east. (more…)