1st LD: Series of explosions jolt Nigeria's capital city, casualties feared: security sources

Three heavy explosions jolted the Nigerian capital Abuja late Friday, causing fears for a high number of casualties, security sources said.

A heavy explosion first occurred near a local police station in Kuje, a suburb of the Nigerian capital city, and was followed 15 minutes later by another blast inside the town's main market, an unnamed security source told Xinhua.

A third explosion was heard at a bus station in Nyanya, on the outskirts of Abuja, where scores of people were killed in a series of bomb blasts a year ago, another security source said. Endit