ABUJA: At least 30 people have been killed in an explosion at a market in Nigeria's capital Abuja, state television has reported.
The blast occurred at Mammy market on Friday close to the Sani Abacha army barracks, a busy area where people meet to eat and shop.
A witness said he was approaching the market to join New Year's Eve celebrations when he heard the explosion.
"People ran in different directions. There were scores of bodies - dead and wounded. They used army trucks to pack them away," Eric, who regularly uses the market, said.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reporting from Abuja, said: "The attack occurred in an area where people were gathering for the New Year celebrations."
In the past week, violence has flared in Nigeria after bombings on December 24 in the central city of Jos.
At least 80 people were killed in ensuing violence between Christian and Muslim residents.
Friday's attack came as police detained 92 suspected members of the Boko Haram group.
A police spokesman said on Friday that Boko Haram, which is thought to oppose Western education and culture, was behind the deaths of at least 16 people in three attacks this week in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
soruce: geo.tv
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