Document #1309000

BBC News (Author)

Billiards dispute triggers deadly Nigeria clashes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12302635

ecoi.net description:
Tafawa Balewa in central Nigeria: Sectarian clashes sparked by a dispute over a game of billiards have left 4 people dead and dozens of buildings on fire, police say; Human Rights Watch (HRW) says more than 200 have been killed in sectarian violence in central Nigeria in the last month
Country:
Nigeria
Source:
BBC News (Author)
Published:
28 January 2011
Original link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12302635
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1309000 (former ID 153640)

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