Nearly 300 killed in Nigeria religious clashes

Three days of Muslim-Christian clashes in the Nigerian city of Jos have left around 300 people dead, clerics and a paramedic said Tuesday, as troops were deployed to control the unrest.

Authorities placed the central city under a 24-hour curfew amid reports of continuing armed clashes, with terrified residents saying they could hear gunshots and smoke was billowing from parts of the Plateau State capital.

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It's seriously sad when people kill each other on name of religion
Wonder when people will grow up and learn there is no "us" and "them". Thing is who started this violence? Where there any nefarious agenda behind these riots?

[edit on 19-1-2010 by December_Rain]

Were any mosques with people in them set afire? Churches were.

Edited to fix broken link.

[edit on 19-1-2010 by novacs4me]