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Bomb blasts hit Nigerian bid for credible elections by M.J. Smith
Nigerians voted in large numbers Saturday in the first of a series of key elections in Africa's most populous nation, but deadly bomb blasts cast a shadow over the country's bid to hold credible polls.
At least 13 people were killed in the explosions and dozens of others were wounded, but the toll was likely to rise because details remained unclear from the blasts on Saturday.
Presidential elections are set for April 16, while governorship and state assembly ballots will be held April 26.
"There are also very few cases of ballot box snatching -- evidently by politicians still living in the past," he told journalists.
A number of incidents were reported in the Niger Delta -- notorious for election fraud and violence in the past -- including the hijacking of vote materials and personnel in one troubled area of Bayelsa state, an electoral official said.
Source: AFP Global Edition