Bomb blast kill many in Gombe

Scores of people have been confirmed dead in a bomb blast at  Gombe Line Motor Park in Gombe, Gombe state.

The bomb was said to have been detonated from a parked vehicle around 9:30 a.m. at the Gombe Central Park in an area called Cross.

A senior State Security Service (SSS)official told newsmen: "The blast went off at about 9:30am. Up till now, we don't know the number of dead people. But it is a very busy park, so many people will die in such a bomb blast."

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