Two Boko Haram-style car bombs rip through busy Nigerian bus terminal and market, killing at least 118
►Two blasts tore through market in central Nigerian city of Jos.
►Relief agency confirmed 118 people have been killed and dozens wounded.
►Second bomb detonated half hour after first in order to kill rescue workers.
►Nobody has yet claimed attack, but blasts bear hallmarks of Boko Haram.
►Terror group responsible for kidnapping 300 schoolgirls last month.
Second blast was timed to go off half an hour after the first in order to kill rescue workers helping the wounded
Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria's central city of Jos on Tuesday, killing more than 100 people and wounding dozens.
Mohammed Abdulsalam, coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency in the city said: 'The exact figure of the dead bodies recovered as of now is 118.'
He added that 'more bodies may be in the debris' of buildings which collapsed due to the intensity of the blasts.
The second blast came half an hour after the first, designed to kill rescue workers who had rushed to the scene.
Mohammed Abdulsalam, coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency in the city said: 'The exact figure of the dead bodies recovered as of now is 118.'
He added that 'more bodies may be in the debris' of buildings which collapsed due to the intensity of the blasts.
The second blast came half an hour after the first, designed to kill rescue workers who had rushed to the scene.
While nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, the double blast bears all the hallmarks of tactics used by militant Islamic group Boko Haram.
A market official said he helped remove 50 casualties, most of them dead. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to give information to reporters.
'It's horrifying, terrible,' said Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation, a Christian charity based in Jos, who said he could smell burning flesh.
Lipdo said at least one of today's blasts could have been averted if authorities had acted in time.
He said a white van that held the first bomb was parked for hours in the market place, raising suspicions of vendors and others who reported it to the authorities, but nothing was done.
A market official said he helped remove 50 casualties, most of them dead. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to give information to reporters.
'It's horrifying, terrible,' said Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation, a Christian charity based in Jos, who said he could smell burning flesh.
Lipdo said at least one of today's blasts could have been averted if authorities had acted in time.
He said a white van that held the first bomb was parked for hours in the market place, raising suspicions of vendors and others who reported it to the authorities, but nothing was done.
