An explosion in the central Nigerian city of Jos has killed at least three people in a suicide attack, police say.<\/p>\n
Police said the blast happened near an open-air TV viewing centre where people were watching the Champions League football final.<\/p>\n
No group has said it carried out the attack.<\/p>\n
However it comes days after a twin car bomb attack blamed on Boko Haram militants killed 118 people in Jos.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for Plateau state governor Jonah Jang said the latest blast happened on Bauchi Road at about 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT).<\/p>\n
Police commissioner Chris Olakpe told AFP news agency that the bomber’s improvised explosive device detonated prematurely.<\/p>\n
“He died in the wake of the heinous crime. It exploded before the viewing centre because of pressure from local youths and the alertness of the local people,” he added.<\/p>\n
Last month suspected Boko Haram gunmen stormed a venue in Potiskum, north-east Yobe state, and shot dead two people watching the two Champions League quarter-final matches.<\/p>\n
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has previously described football and music as a Western ploy to distract Muslims from their religion.<\/p>\n
The latest attack comes five weeks after Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls, prompting international outrage.<\/p>\n
The UN Security Council has approved sanctions against the Islamist group.<\/p>\n
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Source:BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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