Seneg Armed with guns,DA KA R. machetes, torches, and bow and arrows, Christian and Muslim antagonist in central Nigeria s religi volatil citi of Jo have been fight for three dai in sporad clash that have left dozen dead, wit and local new account said Tuesday.
the scene of frequent religi violenc over the past decade. Estimat rang from 30 to 300 deaths,It wa difficult to ascertain the precis toll in Jos. as the citi wa still consum by mayhem Tuesdai evening, with secur forc descend on Jo in an attempt to contain it.
and smoke from burn build wa visibl everywhere,Gunshot could be heard throughout the city. wit said.
and a lot of shoot by the militari personnel, Thi morn there wa smoke. said Shimaki Gad Peter, director of the Leagu for Human Rights, which is base in Jos, in a telephon interview. The violenc began Sundai when Muslim youth attack a church, accord to Mr. Peter, and thei were resist by church members.
innoc person were macheted,Subsequently. Mr. Peter said. I saw youth hold bow and arrows, and machetes, he said. While the major of peopl kill Sundai appear to be Christians, he said, there wa now a balanc of terror among the religi groups.
Personally,The Rev. Emmanuel Joel of the Pentecost Fellowship of Nigeria said. I have seen over 100 bodies. He said he had seen the bodi in Red Cross truck go to the morgue.
saying,Mr. Joel said Jo wa still boiling. He wa critic of the secur forc effort to contain the violence. While thei ar try to contain it in on area, it is break out in anoth area.
Govern spokesmen could not be reach for comment. New report said a curfew had been impos on the city.
nobodi goe out, Nobodi come in. Mr. Joel said. We ar all scare of come out, stand outside.
Sever thousand peopl have been kill in religi riot in Jo sinc 2001. The citi is situat near the frontier between Nigeria s mainli Muslim north and the mostli Christian south.
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