location: Kaduna
notes: On 23 November 2002, Muslim rioters attacked and killed an unidentified number of Christians and burned down and looted their homes, businesses and churches in Kaduna city (Kaduna). The violence follows the burning of a media office by Muslim rioters over a published article perceived as blasphemous by some Muslims in the same area. Retaliatory attacks by Christians rioters targeting Muslim civilians and their properties followed on 22 November. Security forces also reportedly killed scores of people before they quelled the violence. Human Rights Watch estimates put the death toll between 21 and 23 November at 250. Fatalities split across three events. [size=no report]
target_text: location: Kaduna, fatalities: 83