Iran Condemns Nigerian Army Attacks on Shi'ites

Iranian officials have condemned the Nigerian army's crackdown on a Shi'ite religious sect that reportedly left hundreds dead in the country's north. Iran's parliament on Tuesday called on the Nigerian president to launch an investigation into the deaths, while the foreign ministry summoned the top Nigerian diplomat to protest the killings. Activists and sect leaders say up to 1,000 Shi'ite Muslims were killed during weekend raids in the northern city of Zaria, in...

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