32 killed, 80 injured in Nigeria's explosion

As many as 32 people were killed and 80 injured on Tuesday in a bomb explosion that hit a motor park in Yola, the Adamawa State capital in north east Nigeria. Security sources told Xinhua that the blast rocked the park at about 8 p.m. local time when the place was crowded with food sellers and petty traders. Saadu Bello, an official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), put the death toll at 32 while 80 got injured. The state police spokesperson, Othman Abubakar, said 31 persons lost their lives in the incident while many sustained injuries. A Xinhua reporter in the state said security operatives have since gone to the scene of the incident, adding that further details would be made public later.