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Several dead as Nigerian Shia mourners come under attack

People carry pictures of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky as they rally in Kaduna, Oct. 12, 2016.

Danjuma Abdullahi
Press TV, Kaduna

At least 13 people have been killed as Nigerian police and paid thugs attacked several Ashura gatherings in the northern part of the country. The mourning processions were also marred by violence in the cities of Funtua and Kaduna.

 


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