Nigerian Muslim protest turns violent ("Muslim men attacked "nonbelievers" with machetes..")

AP ^ | 5.11.04

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Nigerian Muslim protest turns violent in wake of sectarian killings

OLOCHE SAMUEL, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, May 11, 2004

©2004 Associated Press

URL: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/05/11/international1540EDT0683.DTL

(05-11) 12:40 PDT KANO, Nigeria (AP) --

Angry young Muslim men attacked "nonbelievers" with machetes Tuesday, while others burned cars, stores and apartments in apparent revenge for last week's killings of hundreds of Muslims by a Christian group.

Three corpses -- one charred and another badly mutilated -- lay in the streets; it was unclear who killed them. There were unconfirmed reports of several others killed by young men who barricaded streets with burning tires and garbage.

The violence came hours after thousands of Muslim protesters -- some carrying daggers, sickles and clubs -- marched from the main mosque in the northern city of Kano, traditionally a hotbed of religious tensions.

[ambrose]

The Religion of Peace becoming violent? I am absolutely stunned.

[livius]

Not mentioned is the fact that the Christians were fighting back against the Muslims because the Muslims had already killed hundreds of Christians. But then, this is an AP report...

[Red Badger]

"it was unclear who killed them"????????????
THEY WERE MUSLIMS!!!!!!!!!
THAT'S WHO KILLED THEM!!!!!CLEAR NOW?...........

[cyborg]

Maybe they were upset at christians defending themselves.

[CFC__VRWC]

Maybe they were upset at christians defending themselves.

Why not? The media sure was.

[bitt]

actually, it was "revenge for last week's killings of hundreds of Muslims by a Christian group"...

I say let them fight it out in that crazy nation - just give the good guys the guns. BUT, remember who we gave the guns to in hte Serb wars?

[jtminton]

What is up with muslims and mutilation?

[bravo whiskey]

take all the foreign aid we give to the PLO and other muslim arab countries and arm the chritians.

[bitt]

I read we are still giving Egypt 2 Billion?

[jpsb]

Nor the racism if my memory works, a more correct statement would be

"Not mentioned is the fact that the black Christians were fighting back against the arab Muslims because the arab Muslims had already killed hundreds of black Christians"

That is more correct is it not?

[lilylangtree]

Import the Hindu Hit Squad! Those people know how to deal with these murdering islamic scumbags in the crispy fried manner.

[livius]

Yes indeed. Black Africans are worse than dirt in the eyes of Arab Muslims. Actually, this even applies to those who are Muslims. The only blacks Islam likes are American blacks who can do something useful like kill non-Muslim Americans.

[hershey]

Shocked, I tell you, shocked.

[mvpel]

What is up with muslims and mutilation?

Surah 8:12 in the Koran.

[katz]

"Angry young Muslim men"

Are there any happy Muslim men? Are Muslim men ever able to get along with their neighbors?

[piasa]

Muslim men attacked "nonbelievers" with machetes.

Well, at least they didn't make them wear women's underwear.

[aliquis]

Err... anyone knows of Muslim protests not turning violent?

[fortunecookie]

Wow, the AP title sounds as if someone is actually shocked or that this was totally unexpected. Puh-lease. It is, however, very sad and troubling for the non-Muslim Nigerians who are being slaughtered (and troubling in a broader sense all of us non-Muslims).

[stop_fascism]

Of course this is the fault of the US, George Bush, and Israel.