Thousands Flee Nigeria Election Riots

Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in Nigeria’s presidential election has sparked deadly rioting across the nation’s predominately Muslim north. The Nigerian Red Cross says many people have been killed and thousands more displaced by violence involving supporters of Jonathan’s defeated rival Muhammadu Buhari, Reuters reports. Homes and churches have been torched and…

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Thousands Flee Nigeria Election Riots

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