At least 20 dead in new Nigerian religious riot

ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 22 (Reuters) - At least 20 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in the eastern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Wednesday by Christians taking revenge for the killing of Christians in northern Nigeria at the weekend.

A Reuters eyewitness saw at least 20 bodies, some burned and others with their stomachs cut open, in Onitsha as thousands of youths brandishing cutlasses and sticks ran through the streets chanting slogans and harassing passers-by.