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September 14, 1996
Web posted at: 11:55 p.m. EDT (0355 GMT)Nigerian Shiites claim police kill 14 protesters
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) - Contradicting police reports, a Nigerian Muslim Shiite group claimed 14 people died in clashes with police during protests in northern Nigeria, the site of recent religious riots.
The trouble began after more than 12,000 Shiites took to the streets in a number of cities to protest the arrest Thursday of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim al Zak Zaky. Northern Nigeria is predominantly Muslim.
A police spokesman told a radio station that no shots were fired, and only tear gas was used to disperse the protesters. But a spokesman for the Shiite Muslim Brotherhood said police killed 11 people in Zaria during the protest on Friday and three more died Saturday.
Dutch police investigate voodoo case involving dead babies
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (CNN) -- Dutch police are investigating a macabre criminal ring after finding the remains of three mummified infants hidden in voodoo dolls.
They made the gruesome discovery while searching a house after arresting a man accused of raping a 44-year-old woman who died under suspicious circumstances in May.
Both the man and the woman practiced voodoo, the religious and witchcraft cult found in Haiti and parts of West Africa, police said. Police said they are expanding their probe to the Dutch Caribbean and Surinam in South America.
Dalai Lama arrives in Australia amid Chinese warnings
CANBERRA, Australia (CNN) - Despite warnings from Chinese Premier Li Peng, Australia's foreign affairs minister held unofficial talks with the Dalai Lama Saturday when he arrived in Sydney.
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader had come from New Zealand, where he met with that country's prime minister. Chinese officials also objected to that meeting -- as they do whenever the Dalai Lama consults with leaders from other countries.
The Dalai Lama, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, has been living in exile since 1959. China took over Tibet in 1951.
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- Dalai Lama calls for pressure on China over Tibet - July 16, 1996
- Pope meets the Dalai Lama - May 20, 1996
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