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April 2014 Nyanya bombing
| April 2014 Nyanya attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria | |
 | |
| Location | Nyanya, Nasarawa, Nigeria |
| Date | 14 April 2014 (GMT+1) |
| Target | Crowds at the Nyanya Motor Park bus station in Nasarawa, near the Federal Capital Territory[1] |
Attack type | Twin bombing |
| Deaths | 88+ |
| Injured | 200+ |
| Perpetrator | Boko Haram |
On 14 April 2014 at about 6:45 am, two bombs exploded at a crowded bus station in Nyanya, Abuja, Nigeria, killing at least 88 people and injuring at least 200. The bus station is 8 km southwest of central Federal Capital Territory.[2][3][4][5][6]
Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the bombing six days later. It occurred just hours before the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping.
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- ^ "Nigeria violence: 'Seventy killed' in Abuja bus blasts". BBC News. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Ijagba, Gbenga Seun; Drew Hinshaw (14 April 2014). "Nigeria Bomb Blast Kills At Least 71". The Wall Street Journal. Abuja. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ Abrak, Isaac; Felix Onuah; Camillus Eboh; Tim Cocks (14 April 2014). "Nigerian bus station bombing kills 71 on edge of capital". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "How the Abuja Bomb was Planted + Survivors Recount Their Experience - Date360 | Naijablogger". Date360. 2014-04-15. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
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