At least 118 dead from twin Nigerian car bombs

At least 118 are dead and more than 50 people were wounded in twin car bombings in central Nigeria on Tuesday, May 20. The explosions in the city of Jos brought entire buildings down. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan swiftly condemned the attack, calling it a “tragic assault on human freedom.” The attack comes shortly after a suicide car bomb on Sunday, May 18 in the northern city of Kano. Nigeria is facing a resurgent wave of terrorism, made worse by the abduction of at least 200 schoolgirls by the militant Islamic group Boko Haram. The death toll from the twin bombings is expected to rise as many are believed trapped underneath rubble.

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