Friday, May 4, 2012
Nigeria: Gunmen Raid Cattle Market; Kill 60
Death cows lie amid burned posts Thursday, May 3, 2012 following a raid by gunmen in a cattle market in Potiskum, Nigeria. Image: Adamu Adamu/AP A man receives treatment at the general hospital in Potiskum, Thursday, May 3, 2012, following a raid by gunmen on a cattle market in Potiskum, Nigeria. About 60 people were killed after a failed cattle raid on Wednesday in the northeast Nigeria market sparked a retaliatory attack by robbers angry one of their colleagues had been burned alive by herders, an official and witnesses said Thursday. Image: Adamu Adamu/AP Related Story: Gunmen Kill 60, Injure Others In Yobe Market