4 Dead, 17 Injured in Rare Religious Riots
From Times Wire Reports
At least four people died and 17 were injured in rare religious riots in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, before United Nations troops quelled mobs. A curfew was imposed and 168 people arrested.
Witnesses said a dispute between Muslim and Christian residents near the suburb of Paynesville had escalated into a full-scale riot and then spread to the center of the city.
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