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But HTS’s rule does not represent merely a changing of the sectarian guard.

This time, Sadr has refused to participate in what he described as a "flawed election dominated by sectarian, ethnic and partisan interests", and called on his supporters to boycott the vote.

Central Nigeria sees frequent clashes between mostly Muslim herders and mainly Christian farmers -- giving the violence there an air of religious tension, in a region that has seen sectarian violence in the past.

"We are exploring a number of potential motives for the murder, however we do not believe the attack on Arthur was in any way sectarian."

The case is deeply divisive in Northern Ireland, where the decades of sectarian violence that began in the 1960s still cast a long shadow.