Deaths as blasts hit Nigeria towns

At least 12 people are thought to have been killed and several others injured following a series of blasts that hit cities mainly in northern Nigeria.
Police on Monday were investigating the blasts, which came less than 24 hours after the inauguration of Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president.
The most deadly incident was in the northern city of Bauchi, where three blasts tore through a beer garden in a military barracks on Sunday night.
An emergency source speaking on condition of anonymity said that at least 10 people were killed in the blast, while the AFP news agency quoted an army officer as saying that at least 20 people were killed.
"By my estimation ... the number of people killed could not be less than 20. Scores of others were injured in the blasts which occurred at five-second intervals," the unnamed officer was quoted as saying.
At least 2,000 people were thought to have been attending the "mammy market" when the blasts went off.
Such markets, which include beer gardens and eateries, are commonly found at Nigerian barracks and are open to civilians