Nigerian Soldiers clash with anti-US protesters nearby Jos mosque

The crowd had gathered to protest the American movie that has generated a violent reaction in Libya and EgyptA crowd of Muslims protesting in Jos against an American movie, about the Prophet Mohammed, were on Friday afternoon dispersed by armed forces.The dispute, which started after Friday prayers, had the protesters rally from the city’s centre, towards Bauchi road in the northern part of the city, before they were intercepted by soldiers who fired live rounds into the air to disperse the crowd.The movie, created by an Israeli-American, Sam Bacile, has caused clash in numerous Muslim dominated countries. Protesters, against the movie, in Libya stormed the American Embassy in Benghazi killing four American diplomats including the American Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. Protesters in Egypt also stormed the American Embassy in Cairo destroying the American flag.The protesters in Jos distributed image printouts from the film, which Muslims around the world say insults the Prophet.The US embassy also warned of possible conflict in Jos, which falls on the dividing line between Nigeria’s majority Muslim north and largely Christian south.Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with an estimated 160 million people, roughly half of whom are Muslim.