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Country Focus: Nigeria
| Date: |
5/2/2004 |
| Region: |
Africa |
| City: |
Yelwa |
| Perpetrator: |
Unknown |
| Type
of Event: |
Armed Attack |
| Facility: |
Community |
| Dead: |
630 |
| Wounded: |
2100 |
| Hostages: |
0 |
| Total
Victims: |
2730 |
| Victim
Nationality: |
Nigeria |
| Victim
Types: |
Civilian |
| Subject: |
630 civilians
killed and 2,100 wounded in armed attack
on Muslim community in Yelwa, Nigeria |
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Summary: |
On
2 May 2004, in Yelwa, Nigeria, assailants
attacked a Muslim community, killing
630 civilians and wounding 2,100 others.
No group claimed responsibility, although
the attack appeared to be related
to the ongoing violence between the
Christian Tarok and the Muslim Fulani
communities. |
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