Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence Buzz up!156 votes SendSharePrint AFP/File - Workers close mass graves in Jos where dozens of peop

Jos has a history of communal violence that has made elections difficult to organize. Rioting in September 2001 killed more than 1,000 people and Muslim-Christian battles killed up to 700 people in 2004. More than 300 residents died during a similar uprising in 2008 and violence that began in January killed more than 300 people.

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