Boko Haram thought to be behind two blasts in Jos, claiming at least 44 lives

Two bomb attacks on the central Nigerian city of Jos have left at least 44 people dead, the authorities said, after a restaurant and a mosque were targeted on Sunday night.

There are also 47 people being treated for injuries, but emergency officials are still gathering information, so the figures may rise.

No-one has claimed responsibility but militant group Boko Haram has attacked Jos before, even though it is not in north-east Nigeria where the Islamists normally operate.

The blasts are the latest in a series of deadly attacks in recent days which have seen more than 200 people killed.

The attacks came shortly after the Ramadan fast was broken, with both sites full of people.

Of the 44 dead, 23 were killed at the restaurant and 21 at the mosque, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency reports.

The blast at the restaurant was caused by a bomb that had been planted, whereas the mosque was attacked by a suicide bomber and that explosion was preceded by gunfire