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On May 2, 2004, the Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa, Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2. The year's #1 song was "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. Ismaël Gharbi, Savinho, Diana Shnaider would arrive in the same year.
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The Yelwa massacre was a series of related incidents of religious violence between Muslims and Christians which took place in Yelwa, Nigeria between February and May 2004. These incidents killed over 700 people. it occurred on 4 February 2004 when armed men attacked the Christians of Yelwa, killing more than 78 Christians, including at least 48 who were worshipping inside a church compound.
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2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.
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2004 religious violence in Nigeria
The Yelwa massacre was a series of related incidents of religious violence between Muslims and Christians which took place in Yelwa, Nigeria between February and May 2004. These incidents killed over 700 people. it occurred on 4 February 2004 when armed men attacked the Christians of Yelwa, killing more than 78 Christians, including at least 48 who were worshipping inside a church compound.
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