Islamic Militants Burn Down 13 Churches
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Islamic militants burned down 13 churches and several houses and shops in the remote northern Nigerian town of Kazaure after a Christian student was accused of insulting the prophet Muhammad, police said.
Hundreds have died in religious clashes in Kano, capital of the neighboring Jigawa province, in the last three years.
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