{"id":2128,"date":"2015-12-23T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2128-human-rights-watch-says-nigeria-army-killed-unarmed-shia-kids\/"},"modified":"2015-12-23T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T16:44:54","slug":"human-rights-watch-says-nigeria-army-killed-unarmed-shia-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/2128-human-rights-watch-says-nigeria-army-killed-unarmed-shia-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights Watch says Nigeria army killed unarmed Shia kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.1599998474121px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Nigerian army slew Shia children earlier in the month, opening fire on the unarmed youngsters<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Nigerian army slew Shia children earlier in the month, opening fire on the unarmed youngsters with no hassle.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">The New York-based rights body said the instance of bloodshed was one among the several committed against the country\u2019s Shia community in mid-December.<br \/> The killing of the children was followed by another incident, in which Nigerian forces killed as many as 1,000 Shias in raids on three Shia centers in the northern Nigerian city of Zaria from December 12 to 14.<br \/> The HRW also expressed disbelief at the army\u2019s explanation for the three-day-long massacre. The army says it carried out the raids after Shias set up roadblocks during a religious ceremony three days earlier, stopped the convoy of Nigeria\u2019s Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and attempted to assassinate him.<br \/> The Shias have categorically denied the accusations of fully blocking roads and attempting to assassinate Buratai.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian army slew Shia children earlier in the month, opening fire on the unarmed youngsters \u00a0 Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Nigerian army slew Shia children earlier in the month, opening fire on the unarmed youngsters with no hassle. 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