Clashes in the Delta...

[Steve Kretzmann <steve@moles.org>]

  30 believed killed in Nigeria clashes, paper says
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuter) - Clashes erupted between two village communities in
  an oil-producing area of southeastern Nigeria and at least 30 people were
  believed killed, a local newspaper reported Monday.
  
  The independent paper Thisday said the clashes with guns and dynamite
  between the villages of Beletiama and Liama in Bayelsa State were sparked by
  the killing of an alcohol-seller by her customer.
  
  The paper did not say whether oil production had been affected.
  
  Scores of people have been killed during clashes in neighboring Delta State
  since March between Iteskiri and Ijaw communities, hampering oil production.
  
  Ethnic and community clashes are common in Nigeria, which is Africa's most
  populous nation with over 100 million people and more than 250 ethnic
  groups. Reut10:52 07-21-97