At Least 27 Are Killed in New Religious Riots

Revenge attacks against Muslims killed at least 27 people in southeastern Nigeria after anti-Christian violence killed dozens and left thousands homeless in the mainly Muslim north.

The slaughter raised the death toll from five days of religious riots fueled by political tensions to at least 73.

A Reuters photographer said he had counted at least 20 bodies by a bridge in the southeastern commercial hub of Onitsha.

Rioting started in Onitsha after news of the northern riots emerged.