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| All-day curfew over Nigeria riots | All-day curfew over Nigeria riots |
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| Nigeria's authorities have ordered a 24-hour curfew in the central city of Jos after fighting resumed between gangs of Christian and Muslim youths. | Nigeria's authorities have ordered a 24-hour curfew in the central city of Jos after fighting resumed between gangs of Christian and Muslim youths. |
| Gunfire has been heard, while smoke is rising from burning buildings. At least 20 people are reported to have been killed since Sunday. | Gunfire has been heard, while smoke is rising from burning buildings. At least 20 people are reported to have been killed since Sunday. |
| A doctor told the BBC that more bodies had arrived in the mortuary. | A doctor told the BBC that more bodies had arrived in the mortuary. |
| Extra troops have been deployed to the area, which has seen several bouts of deadly violence in recent years. | Extra troops have been deployed to the area, which has seen several bouts of deadly violence in recent years. |
| At least 200 people were killed in clashes between Muslims and Christians 2008, while some 1,000 died in 2001. | At least 200 people were killed in clashes between Muslims and Christians 2008, while some 1,000 died in 2001. |
| 'Machine-gun fire' | 'Machine-gun fire' |
| Houses, mosques and churches were set alight on Sunday. | Houses, mosques and churches were set alight on Sunday. |
| ANALYSIS Shehu SaulawaBBC Hausa | |
| Jos has long been a time-bomb waiting to explode. | |
| The town is divided into Christian and Muslim areas. The divisions have been made worse by Nigeria's system of classifying people as indigenes and settlers. | |
| Hausa-speaking Muslims have been living in Jos for many decades but are still classified as settlers, meaning it is difficult for them to stand for election. | |
| The two groups are also divided along party political lines with Christians mostly backing the ruling PDP, and Muslims generally supporting the opposition ANPP. | |
| In Nigeria, political office means access to resources. | |
| At least 3,000 people have fled their homes, according to the Red Cross. | At least 3,000 people have fled their homes, according to the Red Cross. |
| Residents say many buildings have been set on fire, especially in the northern parts of the city. | Residents say many buildings have been set on fire, especially in the northern parts of the city. |
| "As early as 4am (0300 GMT), we started hearing gunshots and machine-gun fire and this has gone on for hours," Dr Aboi Madaki, who works at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, told the Reuters news agency. | |
| "I saw soldiers moving into town and I can see smoke coming from many places." | "I saw soldiers moving into town and I can see smoke coming from many places." |
| Plateau State information commissioner Gregory Yenlong said a dusk-to-dawn curfew had now been extended. | Plateau State information commissioner Gregory Yenlong said a dusk-to-dawn curfew had now been extended. |
| "All residents are hereby directed to stay indoors as security agents work towards restoring peace," he told the AFP news agency. | "All residents are hereby directed to stay indoors as security agents work towards restoring peace," he told the AFP news agency. |
| The Plateau State authorities have said that more than 60 arrests have been made but they have not said how many people have died since Sunday. | The Plateau State authorities have said that more than 60 arrests have been made but they have not said how many people have died since Sunday. |
| 'Scared' | 'Scared' |
| Plateau State spokesman Dan Manjang said it was not yet known what had sparked the unrest. | Plateau State spokesman Dan Manjang said it was not yet known what had sparked the unrest. |
| He told the BBC's Network Africa programme there were reports that it may have started after a football match - although he said that would surprising. | He told the BBC's Network Africa programme there were reports that it may have started after a football match - although he said that would surprising. |
| Jos has known several previous bouts of violence | Jos has known several previous bouts of violence |
| Reuters news agency quoted residents as saying the violence started after an argument over the rebuilding of homes destroyed in the 2008 clashes. | Reuters news agency quoted residents as saying the violence started after an argument over the rebuilding of homes destroyed in the 2008 clashes. |
| Nigerian Red Cross official in Jos Awwal Madobi told the BBC that many families had fled the violence. | Nigerian Red Cross official in Jos Awwal Madobi told the BBC that many families had fled the violence. |
| "Some are in the church, some in the mosque and the NDLEA (Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency)," he said. | "Some are in the church, some in the mosque and the NDLEA (Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency)," he said. |
| "It's not that they are directly affected but they are scared and want to be somewhere secure for their safety." | "It's not that they are directly affected but they are scared and want to be somewhere secure for their safety." |
| He said they needed blankets and food as they had fled empty-handed. | He said they needed blankets and food as they had fled empty-handed. |
| Jos is in Nigeria's volatile Middle Belt - between the mainly Muslim north and the south where the majority is Christian or follows traditional religions. | Jos is in Nigeria's volatile Middle Belt - between the mainly Muslim north and the south where the majority is Christian or follows traditional religions. |
| Correspondents say such clashes in Nigeria are often blamed on sectarianism, however poverty and access to resources such as land often lies at the root of the violence. | Correspondents say such clashes in Nigeria are often blamed on sectarianism, however poverty and access to resources such as land often lies at the root of the violence. |