Muslim raid kills 48 (Christians) in Nigeria [hacked to death inside their Church]

The Guardian ^ | 2.27.04

[ambrose]

Muslim raid kills 48 in Nigeria

Reuters

Thursday February 26, 2004

The Guardian

At least 48 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of religious violence in Plateau state, central Nigeria, the police said yesterday.

They were hacked down on Tuesday when Muslim warriors attacked Yelwa town in the mainly Christian district of Shendam.

The Plateau police commissioner, Innocent Ilozuoke, told reporters in the state capital, Jos: "The victims were pursued to a church - they ran to for refuge and were killed.

"Forty-eight of them died instantly."

Security sources said the attackers' guerrilla tactics suggested that they were hired mercenaries from Nigeria's northern neighbours, Chad and Niger.

Mr Ilozuoke said troops and police had been sent to the area to try to contain the violence, but no arrests had yet been made.

More than 100 people have been killed in clashes between Christians and Muslims in southern Plateau in the past two years: in 2001 more than 1,000 were killed.

And about 10,000 have died in communal and religious violence in Nigeria since 15 years of military rule ended with President Olusegun Obasanjo's election in 1999.

[ambrose]

ping.

[GeronL]

This deserves at least Front Page posting!!

[Mr. Mojo]

They were hacked down on Tuesday when Muslim warriors.....

Warriors? Warriors don't hack women and children to death.

.."Forty-eight of them died instantly."

They died "instantly" while being hacked to death? Only if the victims all meekly submitted to getting their heads chopped off cleanly, which I highly doubt.

That's Reuters and the Guardian for you.

[Bazooka]

And what will be done about it....not much I reckon. If it were the other way around, the Muslim side would get support from the entire muslim world, complete with weapons, suggestive publicity and what not. Compare this with what's going on in South Sudan, the Moluccan islands in Indonesia, and all those other places in the world where muslims are free to stir up other people's lives.

[Mr. Mojo]

If it were the other way around, the Muslim side would get support from the entire muslim world

And the UN, which is essentially the same thing.

[spodefly]

BTTT

[RussianConservative]

when Muslim warriors

Oh so to socialists these now warriors? How about right words: butchering pieces of shiete islamic jihadies....ok I feel better.

[yankeedame]

They were hacked down on Tuesday when Muslim warriors.....

Warriors? Warriors don't hack women and children to death.
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Muslim "warriors" do, and gleefully.

[twntaipan]

My understanding is that the Muslims of Nigeria have been led to violence against these pious Christians because of the pronouncements of the ADL and the negative reviews of The Passion contained in the New York Slimes. /Sarcasm.

[Mr. Mojo]

Reuters doesn't even pretend to be unbiased anymore. They are blatantly pro-Jihad at this point.

[codyjacksmom]

These so called "clashes between Christians' and Muslims" have killed over 11,000. Do you notice they don't separate who initiated the attacks and who the majority killed were. HHHHMMMMMMM. I find that interesting. NOT!

[joesnuffy]

These are not "clashes between Christians and Muslims" these are brutal murders of Christians by muslims...

If these murderers are warriors...then these are heinous "war crimes" and these animals need to be hanged by the necks for their crimes...

Reuters certainly seems to be pro terrorist and not even trying to pretend to be moderates anymore...Good...see them for what they are...

Muslims propaganda machine...

[ambrose]

I've usually associated the term "warrior" with a fighting man of honor. A true warrior doesn't hack up defenseless people in a Church.

[Robert_Paulson2]

the muslim slaughter of Christians in Africa goes on, unabated.

how many million Christians slaughtered in the past three years? I have heard it was several million.

but hey, religion of peace and all them dittoes right?

[Banjoguy]

This is what Muslims, including the Muslims in gray flannel suits, have in store for any infidel, (i.e. you and I.)

This murderous movement is, as it has always been, an abomination and a serious threat to societal evolution, intellectual development and the freedom of mankind.

Muslims in this country, like the Mexicans, are not assimilating. Don't be fooled by the seemingly benign demeanor of these people. The events that took place under the Taliban in Afghanistan ought to be convincing enough.

[tkathy]

Right. If Muslims were chased into a mosque and hacked to death, the other side would not be called warriors.

[boomop1]

Where is the black caucus? They have teir panty's in a wad about Haiti.

[RightOnline]

Words fail in attempting to describe how such articles make me feel.

Thoughts of nukes..............

[tkathy]

If the Israelis had any PR sense, they would obtain footage of worldwide Muslim atrocities, and anonymously circulate them on the web.