( CNN ) -- At least 118 people were killed Tuesday in twin blasts at a market in the central Nigerian city of Jos , an official said , warning the toll could climb . The explosions , which targeted Terminus market , went off some 20 to 30 minutes apart , setting fire to the entire venue . `` The death toll stands at 118 . This is the number of victims recovered from the scene of the explosions , but we are still searching through the smoldering debris for more bodies , '' said Mohammed Abdulsalam , coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency in the city . `` The figure may rise when the search is over , '' Abdulsalam said . A journalist on the scene of the first explosion called it `` massive . '' People were screaming and running , some covered in blood . Some had to be carried away , the journalist said . An ambulance driver who asked not to be identified said he saw at least 15 bodies and about 30 injured . Plateau State Commissioner Chris Olakpe described the blasts as `` terrorist activities , '' but refused to speculate on who might be responsible . He said the first blast was a suicide car bomb , while the second was caused by an improvised explosive device in a separate car . Olakpe said 46 people were killed in the blasts and that 45 were injured , disputing the higher death toll provided by Abdulsalam . It is not uncommon for authorities to report conflicting death tolls in the immediate aftermath of attacks . `` Terrorists usually want to cause fear and trepidation , '' said Olakpe . `` By tomorrow , we will get on top of the matter . '' In a statement , President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the bombings as a `` tragic assault on human freedom '' and described those behind them as `` cruel and evil . '' `` President Jonathan assures all Nigerians that government remains fully committed to winning the war against terror , and this administration will not be cowed by the atrocities of enemies of human progress and civilization , '' the statement said , adding that Nigeria was committed to implementing anti-terrorism measures and resolutions put forth at a recent summit in Paris . When CNN tried to speak with a nurse at a local hospital by phone , she was unable to hear because of victims ' cries and screams . CNN had previously reported three blasts at two markets -- Terminus and Abuja . Terminus market is also known as the New Abuja market . A possible third blast may have been a gas canister ignited by the first bomb . Late Sunday , a bomb in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killed at least four people , according to local police . The blast occurred at a busy intersection in a predominantly Christian area of the city and left several cars burning , Kano police spokesman Rabilu Ringim said . It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack , the spokesman said . Terrorism in Nigeria has been in the spotlight recently since more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram . The terror group abducted 276 girls on April 14 from a boarding school in Chibok in northeastern Nigeria . Dozens escaped , but more than 200 girls are still missing . In his statement Tuesday , Jonathan reaffirmed his government 's commitment to take `` every necessary measure '' to find the girls and cooperate with other countries in the region to combat the `` Boko Haram menace . '' The president also said Nigeria was determined to ensure safety and security in schools in Borno state and other parts of the country and to rebuild the school in Chibok . The government will collaborate with U.N. education envoy , former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown , to launch a safety program called the `` Safe Schools Initiative , '' said presidential spokesman Reuben Abati . 'War on Boko Haram ' : African , Western nations unify in hunt for Nigerian girls . Opinion : Media turns Boko Haram into 'superstar monsters ' Witness to terror : Nigeria 's missing schoolgirls . CNN 's Samira Said and Karen Smith contributed to this report .
Twin explosions strike a hospital in the city of Baghdad . ` ` Terrorists usually want to cause fear and panic , '' says one official . Another official warns the death toll will be higher .