# Violence Shows Christian, Muslim Split In Nigeria January 03, 2011 Author: Jon Gambrell Source: The Washington Post Wire Service: AP Multiple explosions rocked a central Nigerian city, another bomb killed at least four at an army barracks in the capital and a radical Muslim sect burned churches in the northeast. The new violence over the past two weeks highlights the tensions between Nigeria's two major faiths - Christians and Muslims - and threatens peace ahead of the young democracy's April presidential election. See also:- [ Nigeria ](/news-stories/nigeria) - [ Peace/War ](/news-stories/peacewar) - [ Religious Freedom ](/news-stories/religious-freedom) - [ Christianity ](/religions/christianity) - [ Islam ](/religions/islam) - [ International ](/tags/international) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)