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Killing In The Name Of Allah
Eight die in Sulawesi attacks
Eight
die in an apparent upsurge of sectarian violence in the
religiously-divided Indonesian province.
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Pakistan's militant Islamic groups
BBC
News Online profiles the militant groups blamed for a stream of
sectarian violence in Pakistan.
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07/10/2003
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Pakistan's Shia-Sunni divide
BBC
News Online examines the causes of violence between Sunni and Shia
Muslims in Pakistan.
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Many die in Mali sectarian violence
At
least 10 people die in clashes between Sunni Wahhabis and more
traditional Muslim groups in western Mali.
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Thousands mourn Pakistan cadets
Shia
Muslims demand justice for 11 police recruits shot dead on Sunday in a
suspected sectarian attack.
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Police massacre in Pakistan
Eleven Pakistani police cadets are killed in a suspected sectarian
attack in the south-western city of Quetta.
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Violence erupts at Pakistan funeral
Mourners
attack businesses in Karachi after saying prayers for nine Shia victims
who were gunned down outside their mosque.
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Kaduna: A divided city
The latest
violence in Kaduna reawakens fears that there could be a repeat of the
terrible violence seen more than two years ago.
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Five killed in Indian sectarian
violence
Five
people are killed and many injured as sectarian violence follows a
Muslim protest in the Indian town of Solapur.
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Karachi: Volatile metropolis
Pakistan's largest city is home to many violent ethnic and sectarian
gangs over whom the authorities have little sway, writes the BBC's Umber
Khairi.
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Two killed in Gujarat violence
Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat say two people have been
killed in the latest sectarian violence in the city of Ahmedabad.
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Bomb blasts rock Karachi
A spate of
bomb explosions hits the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing one
young boy and wounding at least 24 people.
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Violence at Shia funeral in Pakistan
Protestors in the Pakistani city of Karachi block roads and set fire to
cars at the funeral procession of two Shia activists.
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Eight killed in Indonesian clashes
Police in Indonesia say at least eight people have been killed in
sectarian violence in Central Sualwesi province.
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21/10/2001
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Riots engulf Nigerian city
Hundreds of non-Muslims flee the northern city of Kano after at least 16
people are confirmed dead in sectarian clashes.
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Battling Karachi's sectarian attackers
Police in Karachi are under intense pressure to end a spate of sectarian
murders of professionals in Pakistan's largest city.
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Musharraf bans two extremist groups
The
Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf, has banned two militant
Islamic groups in an effort to curb sectarian violence in the country.
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Bomb thrown during sectarian riots
At
least one person is injured after a blast bomb is thrown during clashes
between rival factions in north Belfast.
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Pakistani Shia Muslims shot dead
A senior
defence official and a religious leader are gunned down Pakistan in what
is believed to be sectarian attacks.
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Karachi hit by strike
The
Pakistani city of Karachi and other parts of Sindh province shut down
after a strike call by an Islamic political party.
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28/05/2001
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'Ten dead' in Burmese sectarian riots
A
government-approved Islamic organisation in Burma says at least ten
people have died in riots between Muslims and Buddhists.
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21/05/2001
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More sectarian violence in Pakistan
Tens
of thousands of people in Karachi attend the funeral of a prominent
Muslim leader who was shot dead on Friday.
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20/05/2001
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Thousands mourn in Pakistan
Shia Muslims
in Pakistan mark an annual day of mourning as heavy security deploys to
prevent sectarian violence.
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05/04/2001
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Pakistan tackles sectarian violence
Pakistan's
Government announces a series of measures to tackle sectarian violence
which has left at least 40 people dead.
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Twelve killed in Pakistan shooting
Twelve people
are left dead after a well-planned sectarian attack on Shi'a Muslims in
eastern Pakistan.
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Thirteen gunned down in Pakistan
Police in
Pakistan say 13 people have been killed in sectarian violence in the
town of Hangu in North-West Frontier province.
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Six killed in Pakistan
At least six
people have been killed in sectarian violence in the North West Frontier
Province of Pakistan.
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Clashes follow Pakistani execution
Police say at
least one person was killed and several injured in clashes following the
execution of Sunni Muslim activiist Haq Nawaz.
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28/02/2001
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Pakistan executes Sunni activist
Security
measures are beefed up in Pakistan as an activist from the hard-line
Sunni Muslim group, Sepa-e-Sahaba, is executed.
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Pakistan set to execute Sunni activist
An activist
from the hardline Sunni Muslim group, Sipah-e-Sahaba, is due to be
executed on Wednesday in Pakistan.
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More sectarian violence in Pakistan
Police in
Pakistani Punjab say three Shi'ites have been killed in what's believed
to be a sectarian attack by militant Sunnis.
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Five killed in Karachi sectarian attack
Gunmen shoot
dead five Sunni Muslims in Karachi in what is thought to be the latest
round of a bitter factional feud.
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Moluccan refugees' flight from terror
Thousands of refugees have fled sectarian violence in Indonesia's
troubled Moluccas, but few remember why the bloodshed started.
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University destroyed in Moluccas
Ambon
university goes up in flames and five people are reportedly killed in
renewed sectarian violence in Indonesia's Moluccan islands.
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Military 'impotent' on Moluccas violence
Indonesian armed forces chiefs say they lack the resources to control
escalating communal violence in the Moluccan Islands.
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Massacre in the Moluccas
More
than 100 people are killed in one of the worst outbreaks of sectarian
violence seen in Indonesia's Moluccan islands.
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20/06/2000
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Musharraf calls for religious
tolerance
Pakistan's military ruler, General Musharraf, has appealed to religious
leaders to pay more attention to human rights and help bring an end to
sectarian violence in the country.
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16/06/2000
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Pakistan police recapture mosque
attacker
Police in the Pakistani province of Punjab say they have recaptured an
escaped prisoner who had been sentenced to death for a violent sectarian
attack.
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Obasanjo highlights sectarian strife
Nigeria's
President Obasanjo pledges to end ethnic and religious unrest, as a
second Nigerian state implements Islamic law.
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'200 dead' in Kaduna riots
Army
reinforcements are sent to the northern Nigerian city, where 200 people
are reported to have been killed in sectarian violence.
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24/05/2000
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New violence in troubled Nigerian city
There has been
renewed violence in the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria, three
months after hundreds of people died in sectarian fighting between
Muslims and Christians.
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Sectarian clashes in Ambon
Fresh violence
has erupted between Christians and Muslims in the Indonesian town of
Ambon -- the provincial capital of the Moluccan islands.
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Sectarian clashes in Ambon
Fresh violence
has erupted between Christians and Muslims in the Indonesian town of
Ambon -- the provincial capital of the Moluccan islands.
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Church call for prayer crusade
The head of
the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines calls on Christians and
Muslims to join a crusade against sectarian violence.
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Further sectarian violence in Punjab
Police in the
Pakistani province of Punjab say that two people have been killed in a
suspected sectarian attack.
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28/04/2000
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Four killed in sectarian violence
The Indonesian
police say four people have been killed in a riot between Muslims and
Christians on the island of Seram in the Moluccan archipelago.
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24/04/2000
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Pakistan steps up security
Soldiers and
special units are deployed across Pakistan as sectarian tensions rise
following the killing of 13 Shia Muslims.
Guinea clashes: minister appeals for
help
The
Guinean Security Minister, Sekou Koureissy Conde, has issued a three-day
ultimatum to those involved in sectarian violence in the Balizia area to
surrender or be hunted down.
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Protests greet Indonesian army chief
Indonesian armed forces chief Admiral Widodo comes face-to-face with
protesters calling for an end to sectarian violence in the Moluccan
Islands.
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Moluccas' governor faces sack
The
President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, is reported as saying he's
going to replace the governor of the Moluccan islands, where hundreds of
people have died in sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims.
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Megawati defends record on Moluccas
Indonesia's vice-president denies accusations that she is not doing
enough to stop sectarian violence in the Moluccan islands.
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Muslim anger over Moluccas
Thousands of Muslims rally in the Indonesia capital Jakarta to
demonstrate against sectarian violence in the Moluccas.
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Egypt charges two over sectarian
killings
The
Egyptian authorities say they've charged two farmers with the murder of
eight Coptic Christians who were killed during sectarian clashes in the
southern village of al-Kosheh last Sunday.
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06/01/2000
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Soldiers kill Indonesian rioters
Soldiers trying to quell sectarian violence in Indonesia's Moluccan
islands have killed at least 17 people, according to a military
spokesman.
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04/01/2000
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Thirteen killed in more Moluccan
violence
There's been more violence on the Moluccan islands in Indonesia.
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Moluccan violence leaves 18 dead
Eighteen people have died following the outbreak of more sectarian
violence in Indonesia's Moluccan islands.
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Police crackdown in Ambon
House-to-house searches by security forces in the troubled Indonesian
town of Ambon net hundreds of weapons, amid ongoing sectarian unrest.
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Mass killings in Moluccas
The Indonesian
military says at least two-hundred-and-fifty people have been killed in
two days in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence in the Moluccan
Islands.
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Ambon refugee crisis fears
An
international agency warns of a refugee crisis in the Indonesian
province of Ambon amid sectarian violence.
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Ambon refugee crisis fears
An
international agency warns of a refugee crisis in the Indonesian
province of Ambon amid sectarian violence.
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'Three killed' in Moluccan violence
Three people
are reported killed in renewed sectarian violence in the Moluccan
islands - shortly after a peace call from Indonesian President
Abdurrahman Wahid.
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Violence erupts in Spice Islands
Reports from
Indonesia say three people have been killed in renewed sectarian
violence in the Moluccan islands -- shortly after President Abderrahman
Wahid visited the region to call for peace.
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Unruly scenes disrupt Indian
parliament
Indian
parliamentary proceedings have been disrupted as opposition members
attacked the government, led by the Hindu-nationalist BJP, over an
incident which sparked sectarian violence in which about two thousand
people were killed.
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Sectarian clashes erupt in Indonesia
At least 31
people are reported to have been killed after Muslims attacked a
Christian village in Indonesia's Moluccan islands.
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Further violence in Karachi
Police in the
Pakistani city of Karachi say three people have been killed in a further
outbreak of sectarian violence late on Wednesday.
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Pakistani PM warns Taleban
Pakistan has called on the Taleban to shut down camps in Afghanistan,
which it believes are training militants responsible for political
violence in Pakistan.
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Pakistan religious violence grows
At
least five Sunni Muslims and a Shi'a leader are killed as the death toll
from Pakistan's sectarian attacks rises towards 30.
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More than 20 deaths in Pakistan
violence
Continuing sectarian violence in Pakistan has left more than twenty
people dead since yesterday (Friday).
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Massacre at Karachi mosque
Nine
people are shot dead in a Karachi mosque in what appears to be an
upsurge of sectarian violence in Pakistan.
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Five killed in Ambon violence
Five
Muslims have been shot dead during a renewed outbreak of violence in
Ambon, according to the Indonesian military.
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Eighty reported dead in Ambon violence
An
Indonesian human rights group says eighty-two people died in the recent
outbreak of sectarian violence between Muslims and Christians on the
island of Ambon.
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More killed in Indonesian sectarian
violence
Reports from the Indonesian city of Ambon say at least seven more people
have died in a fifth day of sectarian violence between Muslims and
Christians.
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Ambon violence flares again
Religious violence has flared up once again on the Indonesian island of
Ambon, leaving up to 14 people dead, say reports.
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Violence flares in Pakistan during holy month
A
group of four Shia Muslim clerics in Pakistan has been killed in what
officials believe was a sectarian attack.
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26/04/1999
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Pakistan braces for sectarian strife
The
Pakistani authorities are on high alert to avoid sectarian violence
during the Shi'a month of mourning.
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24/04/1999
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Pakistan steps up security
Pakistani authorities are increasing security in Karachi in an effort to
prevent sectarian violence during the Muslim month of Moharrum.
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Forty killed in ethnic violence in
Indonesia
There
are reports that over forty people have been killed in two days of
communal violence in the Indonesian island of Borneo.
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Ambon police chief sacked
The
commander of the Indonesian armed forces, General Wiranto, says he's
sacked the police chief of (the Maluku Islands which include) Ambon
island, which has been hit by sectarian violence.
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03/03/1999
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Nigeria's ethnic divisions
The
death of Chief Moshood Abiola has sparked ethnic violence, illustrating
the country's sectarian and communal divisions.
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Punjabi women protest against
sectarian attacks in Punjab
Hundreds of women in Pakistani Punjab have demonstrated in protest
against the increasing level of violence in and around the city of
Multan.
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10/02/1999
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Indian PM calls for end to violence
The
Indian prime minister has made a fresh appeal for an end to sectarian
violence in the country, on the anniversary of Gandhi's death.
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30/01/1999
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Indian cabinet minister resigns over
sectarian violence
India's Minister for Tourism has stepped down in protest at attacks on
Christians by Hindu extremists.
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30/01/1999
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Sectarian violence in India
Police in the west Indian state of Gujarat say they've arrested a number
of people after violence between Hindu extremists and Christians.
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