Nigeria Violence

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Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria say that 500 people died this weekend due to ethnic violence.

The events took place in Plateau State, in the central city of Jos. The victims were Christians killed by rampaging Muslim Herdsman.

According to Government officials, many victims were attacked with weapons such as machetes as they fled their homes.

The violence is apparently a reprisal for similar attacks on Muslims in Jan.

According to human rights workers ethnic and religous violence between Christian and Muslims groups has been a proublem for many years.