(CNN) -- At least 71 people were killed in a blast at a bus station in central Nigeria on Monday morning, a spokesman for the national police said.
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif) (http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140401111834-pkg-duthiers-nigeria-boko-haram-attacks-00002410-story-body.jpg)Boko Haram 'increasingly monstrous' Another 124 people were injured in the explosion on the outskirts of Abuja, national police spokesman Frank Mba said. The Nyanya Motor Park bus station was crowded with early morning commuters.
"We're still treating people with injuries and collecting data," said Ishaya Isah Chonoko, zone coordinator at the National Emergency Management Agency in Abuja.
The blast happened at about 6:45 a.m., said Manzo Ezekiel, spokesman for the emergency agency. No other details were immediately available.
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Source: CNN.com