Two blasts rock central Nigerian city of Jos: police

Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) – Two blasts rocked the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, the police said, in the latest unrest to hit the region.

“I can confirm that there were two explosions in Jos this evening. One happened at the Bauchi motor park and the other at Yantaya, near the mosque,” Plateau state police spokesman Abuh Emmanuel told AFP.

He could not immediately say if there were any casualties but added that police officers had been sent to the scene.