Nigeria: Dozens killed in communal clashes.

Communal Clashes claims dozens dead in Nigeria Sep 3, 8:40 PM Communal clashes have claimed dozens of lives in Nigeria's sensitive Jos city where residents have blamed soldiers for causing a number of casualties by shooting indiscriminately. Fresh violence broke out in the city on Thursday, assumed to be a continuation of the fracas that occurred on Eid day, and inhabitants said, as many as 42 people were killed from the Christian and Muslim communities. They claimed that soldiers who came in to control the situation did most of the killings by shooting into the rampaging crowd. The military, however, did not say anything on the number of people killed, only stating that the situation has been brought under control. The National Emergency Management Agency and the police confirmed the clashes. ================================================ newsonair.com/news.asp?cat=international&id=IN4451