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Miss World Riots Spreading
Aired November 22, 2002 - 14:05 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: In Nigeria, mobs of Christians and Muslims are rioting in the capital close to where some of the world's most beautiful women are already gathered. Three days of deadly clashes over the Miss World beauty pageant began spreading from the city of Kaduna today.
CNN's Jeff Koinange joins us now by videophone -- Jeff.
JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kyra, and we are here in Kaduna as we speak, and it's pretty quiet on this second day of the riots. It's pretty quiet, because the government was quick to nip this one in the bud. And I've covered a few of these riots in the last (AUDIO GAP) at the end of this day, it's pretty quiet. (AUDIO GAP) behind me overlooking our hotel balcony window have gone back to their homes (AUDIO GAP) everyone is determined to, A, let the pageant go on, and, B, not let events be overtaken (AUDIO GAP) both sides -- both Christians and Muslims -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right, Jeff, and quickly, could this affect the pageant? Could it be moved, possibly?
KOINANGE: There are a lot of people who would like it to affect the pageant, but the president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Nigerian president, called us personally this morning and told us, "The show must go on."
We also interviewed several Muslim leaders here in Kaduna. They said they have no problem with the pageant. The fact that it's been extended -- the date was postponed until December 7. It was originally intended for November 30, which was right at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, but it's been pushed to December 7. And they said they have no problem with that. They want the show to go on.
That's why everybody in this country, they want to showcase Nigeria, they want to show Nigeria in a different light from what we usually see. Unfortunately, you see events like these overtaking the news on days like this, and it paints a different picture -- a negative picture of Nigeria. But everyone here is determined that that show on December 7 must go on -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Jeff Koinange, thank you so much.
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Aired November 22, 2002 - 14:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: In Nigeria, mobs of Christians and Muslims are rioting in the capital close to where some of the world's most beautiful women are already gathered. Three days of deadly clashes over the Miss World beauty pageant began spreading from the city of Kaduna today.
CNN's Jeff Koinange joins us now by videophone -- Jeff.
JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kyra, and we are here in Kaduna as we speak, and it's pretty quiet on this second day of the riots. It's pretty quiet, because the government was quick to nip this one in the bud. And I've covered a few of these riots in the last (AUDIO GAP) at the end of this day, it's pretty quiet. (AUDIO GAP) behind me overlooking our hotel balcony window have gone back to their homes (AUDIO GAP) everyone is determined to, A, let the pageant go on, and, B, not let events be overtaken (AUDIO GAP) both sides -- both Christians and Muslims -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: All right, Jeff, and quickly, could this affect the pageant? Could it be moved, possibly?
KOINANGE: There are a lot of people who would like it to affect the pageant, but the president, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Nigerian president, called us personally this morning and told us, "The show must go on."
We also interviewed several Muslim leaders here in Kaduna. They said they have no problem with the pageant. The fact that it's been extended -- the date was postponed until December 7. It was originally intended for November 30, which was right at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, but it's been pushed to December 7. And they said they have no problem with that. They want the show to go on.
That's why everybody in this country, they want to showcase Nigeria, they want to show Nigeria in a different light from what we usually see. Unfortunately, you see events like these overtaking the news on days like this, and it paints a different picture -- a negative picture of Nigeria. But everyone here is determined that that show on December 7 must go on -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Jeff Koinange, thank you so much.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
