Death Toll Rises to 30 in Revenge Slayings
From Times Wire Reports
Muslim mobs brandishing machetes and clubs attacked Christians in the streets of Kano and burned houses as Nigerian security forces struggled to quell a two-day rampage that erupted to avenge a massacre of hundreds of Muslims last week in the town of Yelwa.
Police confirmed at least 30 killed in Kano, where thousands, mostly minority Christians, cowered in army barracks and police stations as mobs attacked people outside.
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