Scores Feared Dead in clashes in Nigerian Oil Town

World | March 31, 2003, Monday // 00:00

In Nigeria, scores of people are feared dead after fighting at a political rally in the troubled Niger Delta. A witness said an opposition rally was attacked on Saturday in the town of Bakana. As party supporters fled the scene in overcrowded boats, many fell into the river and drowned while others were killed in clashes in the town.

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