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.
According to AFP, a relief agency at the scene confirmed that at least 118 people died in the blasts earlier today.
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.
At least 46 people were killed, according to Superintendent Felicia Anslem Ali, police spokeswoman for Plateau state.
'It's horrifying, terrible,' said Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation, a Christian charity based in Jos, who said he could smell burning flesh.
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