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  • Protesters Set Fire to Church
    Assemblies of God Church in Maradi - Photo: VOM USA www.icommittopray.com
    Assemblies of God Church in Maradi
    Photo: VOM USA

    A mob in the Zaria district of Niger's second largest city, Maradi, set fire to an Assemblies of God church in retaliation for the arrest of a prominent imam. In addition to the destruction of the church building, the pastor's car was also torched. Witnesses say that groups of young people also set up barricades with burning tires in protest.