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Dozens of people have been killed in two explosions near a crowded market in the volatile central Nigerian city of Jos, witnesses say.<\/p>\n

A local journalist reported at least 40 bodies in a hospital in Jos, with more being brought in.<\/p>\n

Tension is rising in the area, with youths blocking some roads.<\/p>\n

Jos has seen several deadly clashes between Christian and Muslim groups in recent years. Islamist group Boko Haram has also previously targeted the area.<\/p>\n

A suicide attack in the northern city of Kano on Monday killed four people.<\/p>\n

Abducted girls<\/p>\n

A military spokesman told Agence France-Presse news agency that one bomb had been placed in a truck and another in a minibus, but this has not been independently confirmed.<\/p>\n

Plateau state lies on the fault-line which divides Nigeria’s largely Muslim north from its mainly Christian south.<\/p>\n

he state has been dogged by violence blamed on land disputes between semi-nomadic Muslim Fulani herdsmen and mainly Christian Berom farmers.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian government is also currently trying to trace more than 200 girls captured by Boko Haram in April from a boarding school in the north-eastern town of Chibok.<\/p>\n

The case has shocked the world and prompted foreign powers to send military advisers to assist Nigeria’s army tackle the insurgency.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, parliament approved a six-month extension of a state of emergency in three north-eastern states – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.<\/p>\n

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks this year but the government says it has pushed the militants back into their strongholds in Borno.<\/p>\n

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A suicide attack in Kano in Monday left four people dead<\/div>\n

Boko Haram is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.<\/p>\n

Nigeria’s violence is not confined to the north.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month a car bomb in the capital Abuja killed at least 19 people and injured 60 more.<\/p>\n

The explosion happened close to a bus station where at least 70 people died in a bomb blast on 14 April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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