- NEW: A third bomb blast is confirmed
- At least seven people were killed, 19 injured
- Nigeria president condemned the attacks
(CNN) -- At least seven people were killed, including one suspected suicide bomber, in three bomb blasts in central and northern Nigeria Thursday, the Red Cross said.
The targets of the first two bombs were newspaper offices, the country's president said. The third blast, in the northern state of Kaduna, was confirmed by emergency management officials, but no information on casualties or damage were immediately available.
Another bomb exploded earlier in Kaduna when a man drove a vehicle into a two-story building that houses three national newspapers: ThisDay, The Moment, and The Sun. According to a reporter at one of the dailies, when the car hit the wall, passers-by and newspaper staff ran out to see what happened.
According to the Red Cross, the bomb did not explode on impact, and the bystanders tried to get the suspected bomber out of the car. The suspect fled and threw the bomb at the bystanders, killing four and injuring 19, the Red Cross said.
Others were able to catch the suspected bomber and turned him over to police.
In the central city of Abuja, a suicide bomber was responsible for the deaths of at least four people, including himself, the Red Cross reported. The attack happened at the headquarters of ThisDay. Seven others were injured, the Red Cross said.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the attacks on the newspaper offices, calling them "ignoble, misguided, horrendous and wicked."
Journalist Safiya Akau contributed to this report.
