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Amnesty urges Nigeria to probe into army's killing of Muslims

Saturday, 16 January 2016 6:55 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 16 January 2016 6:56 AM ]

Pakistani Muslims carry placards of Sheikh Zakzaky, to protest against his detention and crackdown on Shia Muslims in Nigeria. AFP

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Amnesty International calls on the Nigerian government to investigate last month’s killing of hundreds of Muslims by the army in the northern city of Zaria.
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