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Members of the military and Shiites clash over two days following violence against the sect at the hands of the military. This followed an assassination attempt on a military leader the army attributed to the sect. "Several deaths" reported. Latest reports indicate 60 deaths as a result of the clash. Shiite leaders have claimed "no fewer than 800 bodies of its members were deposited at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital," though this claim has not been confirmed. Human Rights Watch later claimed that 300 were killed in the unrest over several days. |
