Religious riots

  • The Leicester police in England arrested fifteen people during an operation in the eastern part of the city on Monday amid clashes between the Hindu and Muslim communities in the city. The police made two arrests after chaos was triggered by what the police called unplanned protests on the night of Saturday, September 17 and…

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  •   Unknown assailants threw petrol bombs at a historic 18th century Orthodox church in the Ukrainian capital and attacked a priest early on Thursday morning, a church spokesman said, blaming Moscow for the incident. The attack comes amid rising tensions between Kiev and Moscow over Ukraine’s decision to create a new national independent church and…

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  •   Clashes have erupted between security forces and the supporters of an imprisoned Shia cleric marching in the capital, Abuja, Reuters confirm. The army and police confronted hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), the group’s spokesman Ibrahim Musa told AFP news agency on Monday, amid reports of casualties. A witness told Reuters…

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