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Muslims Riot and Attack Christians in Nigeria Over Election Results
Islam in Action ^ | Nov. 30Th 2008 | Christopher Logan

Posted on 11/30/2008 5:58:38 PM PST by Islaminaction

Once again Muslims who do not get their way turn violent. The latest case is over the results of a local election in Nigeria. The winners were the Christian backed ruling party the People's Democratic Party . The Muslims claimed the election was rigged and started rioting. This time the Christians fought back as hundreds of people have been killed.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: africa; africanchristians; islam; mohammedanism; mohammedanism112008; nigeria; persecution; radicalmuslims
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http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Dec01/0,4670,AFNigeriaClashes,00.html

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JOS, Nigeria — Iki Atsen told the women in his family to flee and grabbed an ax as a man with a bullhorn urged 100 Muslim men to storm Atsen’s Christian homestead and kill all nonbelievers.

Atsen survived, but his two brothers were cut down by machetes and tossed by the mob into a well, among over 300 people slaughtered in the worst violence to hit Nigeria in years.


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