Nigeria says gathering of rich and powerful will not be cowed by bombings


A damaged car is seen at the scene of a car bomb blast in Nyanya, Abuja, May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

ABUJA (Reuters) - - Nigeria on Friday urged delegates due for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Abjua next week "not to let terror win" by staying away after a second bombing in the capital in less than three weeks.

A suspected car bomb killed 19 people and wounded 34 on Thursday night in the suburb of Nyanya, about 8 km (five miles) from Abuja city centre and next to the bus station where a rush hour bomb attack killed 75 people on April 14.

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