Twin blasts kill 13 in Nigeria: Police

At least 13 people were killed and 14 severely injured in twin bomb blasts at a motor park in Jos city in central-northern Nigeria, police said Friday.

Lagos: At least 13 people were killed and 14 severely injured in twin bomb blasts at a motor park in Jos city in central-northern Nigeria, police said Friday.

State police chief Nasiru Oki told reporters in the plateau state`s capital that the incident occurred at about 6.45 p.m. Thursday evening when explosives planted in the park were detonated, Xinhua news agency reported.

Oki said the injured were rushed to a hospital and the scene of the incident was cordoned off.

The police chief said no arrest had been made yet.

No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.

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