Thousands of Nigerian Muslims protested in the streets of the northern city of Kano at the imminent arrival in Nigeria of US President George W. Bush.
| Hey! Not to worry! It's not like they're gonna have a beauty contest or something... |
Following Friday's weekly Islamic prayers, worshippers thronged the streets of Kano chanting slogans bearing placards reading "Death to America" and "Death to Israel."
| I think when I get off work tonight, I'll throng the streets and chant "We don't like you, either! Never did!" |
Large numbers of armed police were deployed to watch over the marchers, but there were no reports of violence or arrests. Bush left Uganda on his Airforce One jet on Friday and was due to arrive in the Nigerian capital Abuja at around 7:00 pm on the last leg of a whistle-stop five nation tour. More than 2,000 police have been deployed in Abuja, which is 400 kilometres south of Kano, to protect the US party, and there was no sign in the capital of any imminent protest. |