Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Religious War Is Brewing In Nigeria



Northern Nigerian Christians Warn Of Religious War -- Yahoo News/Reuters

ABUJA (Reuters) - Northern Nigerian Christians said on Tuesday they feared that a spate of Christmas Day bombings by Islamist militants that killed over two dozen people could lead to a religious war in Africa's most populous country.

The warning was made in a statement by the northern branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), an umbrella organization comprising various denominations including Catholics, Protestant and Pentecostal churches.

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More News On The Religious Strife In Nigeria

Nigerians Fear More Church Attacks After 39 Killed -- ABC News/AP
Nigeria's Christians on alert for more bombings -- SFGate/AP
Hundreds of residents flee Nigerian cities in fear of more violence -- The Telegraph
Nigeria fears increase in sectarian violence -- Hindustan Times/Press Trust of India
Nigeria to change tactics against Boko Haram -- Al Jazeera
Two held on Nigeria bombing -- Sydney Morning Herald
Nigeria Arrests Two In Deadly Christmas Day Bombings -- NPR
Nigerian official condemns 'mindless and cowardly' church attacks that left dead, wounded -- CNN
Nigerian leaders seek to calm religious tensions after bombs -- DAWN/AFP
More Nigerians condemn bomb attack on churches -- Xinhuanet
Nigeria Security Strategy A ‘Failure,’ Says Scholar -- Voice of America
Terror attacks highlight Nigeria's divisions -- CBS News/AP
After Nigeria's Church Bombings: The Advent of Christian-Muslim Conflict? -- Monica Mark, Time

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