Nigerian Christians Burn Muslim Corpses

The AP reports:

Christians in this southern Nigerian city burned Muslim corpses and defaced wrecked mosques Thursday after days of sectarian strife that has killed more than 120 people across the country.

With 80 people killed, Onitsha has borne the brunt of the violence that followed weekend protests over the publication of cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

A Muslim district of about 100 homes was burned to the ground, and crumpled corrugated tin roofs lay on top of the remains of smoldering houses Thursday.

Ifeanyi Ese, a 34-year-old Christian, stood amid the concrete rubble of a mosque.

"We don't want these mosques here anymore. These people are causing all the problems all over the world because they don't fear God," he said.

He angrily scrawled "Mohammed is a man, but Jesus is from above" with a burned stick on a shattered wall.

The violence continues.