Jos, Nigeria, where more than 200 people have died in religious clashes.

At least sixteen people died on Sunday during clashes between Muslim and Christian youth gangs in the central Nigerian city of Jos, while 300 more were wounded and more than 3,000 people displaced from their homes.

An over night curfew was imposed last night and extended into today. No fighting was reported overnight and the violence has subsided, reported Reuters. Nigerian troops and riot police have remained in the city, which has a history of religious tension and is equally divided between Christians and Muslims, the BBC reported.

The fighting began in the Nassarawa Gwom area of the city, a Christian-dominated district, however, its cause remains unknown: The AFP reported that Christian youths were protesting against the construction of a Mosque in the area, however, Reuters reported that residents of the area claim the fighting started with a disagreement over the rebuilding of homes that were destroyed during the city’s last flare-up. In November 2008, hundreds of residents were killed in religious clashes, and 1000 were killed in 2001, reported the BBC.

“So far, we have over 3,000 displaced people, sheltering in mosques, churches and police barracks. We have also taken the injured to various hospitals in the city for treatment,” the head of the Red Cross in Jos, Awwalu Mohammed, told AFP. State officials have requested extra security reinforcements for Jos from other parts of Nigeria, reported Al Jazeera.