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2010-01-19 Africa Subsaharan

Nigeria religious riots 'kill scores' in Jos

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Posted by ed 2010-01-19 16:20|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Now 300 reported:
The clashes were sparked by a dispute over the building of a mosque, residents said.

"As at yesterday I had 50 dead," the secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Reverend Chung Dabo, told AFP. Another 15 people were killed on Tuesday in the neighbouring town of Bukuru, he said.

Muslim leader Balarabe Dawud said 192 bodies were brought to the city's central mosque on Tuesday. On Monday he gave a death toll of 26.

Dawud, head of the mosque, said at least 800 people had been wounded, 90 of whom had been taken to military hospitals with serious injuries.

Posted by ed 2010-01-19 21:05|| 2010-01-19 21:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Which side is "winning"?

Posted by crosspatch 2010-01-19 23:50|| 2010-01-19 23:50|| Front Page Top

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