2 protesters shot dead outside of their parliament.
Nigeria parliament on lockdown after clash with Shi'ite group
ABUJA, July 9 (Reuters) - Nigeria's National Assembly was on lockdown on Tuesday after shots were fired outside during clashes between police and a group of Shi'ite Muslim protesters.
Both sides blamed the other for the shooting. In a statement, police said two officers were shot and wounded in the legs, and six other officers were injured by individuals using clubs and stones.
But Abdullahi Muhammad Musa, a protester and member of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), told Reuters that police fired the shots, killing two protesters, after they peacefully tried to enter the assembly building.
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I do think the Shi'ites are probably treated very badly there... and do not have extremist elements as the Sunnis do, have them but not as bad and wide-ranging.
