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Two weeks of protests against police brutality in Nigeria turned deadly this week when security forces opened fire on unarmed protestors, which Amnesty International says killed a dozen people. The army has denied reports it shot protestors dead as ‘fake news’, and offered to deploy in Lagos if necessary.
Images of police roadblocks, buildings on fire and dark smoke billowing into the air in Lagos, as Nigerians wake up in shock following an attack on peaceful demonstrators by armed forces. According to the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one person died due to "blunt force trauma to head" and that 25 others were wounded. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier said that "several" demonstrators were killed in the shooting, while there has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. IMAGES
Soldiers provide a security perimeter around an Orthodox church in Lyon, where a priest of Greek nationality was shot twice with a sawed-off shotgun around 4:00 pm local time. The perpetrator is on the run. (COMPLETE VIDI8UA9EA_EN) IMAGES
Shops were looted as fresh violence rocked Nigeria's biggest city Lagos on Thursday after the shooting of protesters that drew international outrage.
A witness reacts after the shooting of peaceful protesters by security forces that caused international outrage. According to Amnesty International, at least 12 people were killed by the Nigerian army and police in two locations in Lagos on Tuesday 20 October 2020 in a deadly crackdown on demonstrations. Peaceful protesters had gathered despite a curfew imposed to end spiralling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances.
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