35 die in religious clashes in Jos Nigeria

The death toll in sectarian clashes in central Nigeria has increased to 35. On Thursday night a group of Muslim teenagers from the city Tafava-Balewa quarreled with the owner of a gambling hall, a Christian, and set fire to a pool table.

The incident marked the beginning of mass clashes between representatives of the two confessions, as a result of which some 50 houses and five mosques were set ablaze in the city.

Religious conflicts in this part of the country occur regularly, especially near Jos, on the boundary separating