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Nigerian police fire in air to disperse Shiite protests
7 years agoNigerian police officers patrol in the streets of Abuja during clashes with members of the shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on July 22, 2019. - The Shiites are protesting against the detention of IMN leader Ibrahim Zakzaky. Six Shiite protesters were killed in clashes with Nigerian police in the capital Abuja, witnesses told AFP on July 22. (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP)
Nigerian police on Thursday fired live rounds into the air to disperse protesters from a banned Shiite group in the capital Abuja.
