According to one Red Cross official, the group had counted about 20 corpses on Dukku motto park. With the city still struggling to accept the 11am blast on the park which had passengers “who wanted to travel” ahead of the Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays.
This is the second time in as many months that an explosion has occured in a Gombe bus stop.
Witnesses told Sahara Reporters:“The bomb exploded around 9:30 a.m. inside a local commerical car that was used to transport passengers from Gombe to Bajoga town,” a witness said. “The place was very crowded.””Two people, a woman and a young man, were dropped off in the park claiming to be [heading] to Bajoga. A few moments after setling in the car the bomb exploded,” the witness further reported.
WARNING: GRAPHIC PICTURES (18+)
The photos above of the victims of today blast were provided by 77evenbusiness.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have revealed that they have carried all injured and dead to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital.
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