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JOS, Nigeria, March 17 (UPI) -- At least 10 people were killed Wednesday near the Nigerian city of Jos in the latest violence between Christians and Muslims, government radio reported.
Reports said the attackers were Muslims who entered Christian villages wearing military uniforms, the BBC reported.
Residents of the Jos area confirmed the deaths to 234NEXT.
"They were carried out by three groups because three villages were attacked," one man said. "They also set houses ablaze."
In January, Christian attackers killed 326 people in Jos, the Los Angeles Times reported. Last week Muslims retaliated and at least 500 people are believed to have been killed this year in sectarian violence.
The Nigerian Constitution reserves government jobs for indigenous residents. That effectively excludes most of the Muslims in Jos, descended from people who moved to the area during the British colonial period.
The Muslims tend to be traders, and Christians in the area resent their greater prosperity, the Times said. At the same time, Muslims resent their exclusion from political power and government employment.
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