'500 slaughtered' in attacks on Muslim village

Militants from a predominantly Christian tribe killed at least 500 people in attacks on a mainly Muslim village in central Nigeria, a senior Red Cross official said.

Although the exact death toll was not known, Red Cross workers “estimate 500 to 600 dead” after interviewing witnesses and inspecting a mass grave site where hundreds were apparently buried, Red Cross official Umar Abdu Mairiga said yesterday.