{"id":37190,"date":"2015-12-14T23:08:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T22:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=37190"},"modified":"2015-12-14T23:08:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T22:08:10","slug":"iran-summons-nigerias-envoy-over-alleged-shiites-killing-in-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/iran-summons-nigerias-envoy-over-alleged-shiites-killing-in-kaduna\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran summons Nigeria\u2019s envoy over alleged Shiites killing in Kaduna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has condemned the attack at the weekend by Nigeria\u2019s soldiers on Shiite muslims in the university town of Zaria, Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>The military claimed the Shiite elements who blocked a highway attempted to assassinate the chief of army staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. The Shiites have said there was no such attempt on Buratai.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday summoned Nigeria\u2019s ambassador to the country, Ambassador Tukur Mani, according to its state news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Zarif called on the Nigerian government to take \u201cprompt and serious\u201d action, amidst reports that scores of people were killed by the soldiers. Iran has a predominant Shiite population.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman of the Shi\u2019ite sect claimed that hundreds of their members were killed.<\/p>\n<p>The army took most of the bodies away, making it impossible to verify the claim, reports said.<\/p>\n<p>A similar altercation between the sect and the army occurred last year during a procession. Zakzaky said that 30 followers and three of his children were killed.<\/p>\n<p>Among the people killed in the weekend attack were Zakzaky\u2019s deputy, spokesman of the sect, Zakzaky\u2019s wife and son, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Us<\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_32x32_style addthis_default_style\"> <a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_follow\" addthis:userid=\"pages\/NewMailNG\/156576314503603\"><\/a> <a class=\"addthis_button_twitter_follow\" addthis:userid=\"NewMailNG\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-5328a5e30a5c9646\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has condemned the attack at the weekend by Nigeria\u2019s soldiers on Shiite muslims in the university town of Zaria, Kaduna State. The military claimed the Shiite elements who blocked a highway attempted to assassinate the chief of army staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai. 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