--- title: Abuja, Nigeria: 71 Dead After Explosion Rocks Bus Station description: Multiple explosions at a bus station on the outskirts of Abuja on Monday morning have left at least 71 people dead canonical: https://time.com/61212/71-dead-blasts-nigeria-abuja/ author: David Stout article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-14T08:01:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:08:28.733Z article:section: World og:title: Abuja, Nigeria: 71 Dead After Explosion Rocks Bus Station og:description: Multiple explosions at a bus station on the outskirts of Abuja on Monday morning have left at least 71 people dead og:url: https://time.com/61212/71-dead-blasts-nigeria-abuja/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Abuja, Nigeria: 71 Dead After Explosion Rocks Bus Station twitter:description: Multiple explosions at a bus station on the outskirts of Abuja on Monday morning have left at least 71 people dead twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # At Least 71 Dead After Blast Rocks Nigerian Capital by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Apr 14, 2014 8:01 AM CUT by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Apr 14, 2014 8:01 AM CUT **Updated 8:04 a.m.** ### Horror in Nigeria as Blast Kills 71  A Red Cross worker and other volunteers help move a body into the mortuary of the Asokoro General Hospital after a bomb blast, in Abuja, April 14, 2014. Afolabi Sotunde—Reuters  A bystander reacts as she sees victims of a bomb blast arriving at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja, April 14, 2014. Afolabi Sotunde—Reuters  Vehicles burn after an attack in Abuja on April 14, 2014. AFP/Getty Images  Bomb experts gather evidence at the scene of a bomb blast at Nyanyan in Abuja April 14, 2014. Afolabi Sotunde—Reuters  A soldier stands guard in front of burnt buses after an attack in Abuja, on April 14, 2014. AFP/Getty Images  Bystanders react as victims of a bomb blast arrive at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja April 14, 2014. Afolabi Sotunde—Reuters A large explosion near a bus station outside the Nigerian capital of Abuja killed at least 71 people and wounded 124 on Monday, according to the [Associated Press.](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/explosion-blasts-busy-bus-station-nigerian-capital-killing-many-and-destroying-30-vehicles "undefined") Officials said there was one large explosion followed by secondary blasts as fuel tanks ignited. The blasts destroyed 16 luxury coaches and 24 minibuses, police spokesman Frances Mba said. “I was waiting to get on a bus when I heard a deafening explosion then smoke. People were running around in panic,” eyewitness Mimi Daniels told Reuters. There has been no confirmation on what may have caused the initial explosion. No terrorist organizations have taken responsibility, although Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has been making threats against the capital. \[[AP](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/explosion-blasts-busy-bus-station-nigerian-capital-killing-many-and-destroying-30-vehicles "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/61212/71-dead-blasts-nigeria-abuja/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/61212/71-dead-blasts-nigeria-abuja/"},"headline":"At Least 71 Dead After Blast Rocks Nigerian Capital","datePublished":"2014-04-14T08:01:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:28.733Z","description":"A large blast that triggered secondary explosions at a bus station in Nigeria's capital Abuja killed at least 71 people and injured 124 others. 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