Africa
Villagers bury their dead after Nigeria clashes
Villagers look at bodies of victims of religious attacks lying in a mass grave in the Dogo Nahawa village, about 15 km (9 miles) to the capital city of Jos in central Nigeria, March 8, 2010. Photo/REUTERS
By REUTERS
Posted Tuesday, March 9 2010 at 12:13
Posted Tuesday, March 9 2010 at 12:13
Jonathan put the security forces on red alert late on Sunday to try to prevent reprisal attacks spreading into neighbouring states.
He ordered the security forces to "confront and defeat these roving bands of killers".
Soldiers have been on the streets of Jos policing a dusk-to-dawn curfew since four days of clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in January, when community leaders put the death toll at more than 400.
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