Bodies lay in the streets near an armoured vehicle in Maiduguri after religious clashes in Nothern Nigeria
Source: Reuters
Bodies lay in the streets near an armoured vehicle in Maiduguri after religious clashes in Nothern Nigeria, July 31, 2009. More than 700 people were killed during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria and the search for bodies is continuing, Red Cross and defence officials said on Sunday. Gunbattles raged for days last week as the security forces fought to put down the uprising by members of Boko Haram, a militant movement which wants sharia (Islamic law) to be imposed more widely in Africa's most populous nation. Picture taken July 31, 2009. REUTERS/Aminuo Abubacar (NIGERIA CONFLICT RELIGION POLITICS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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