KANO, Nigeria – Islamic police shouted "God is great" as an earthmover shattered 240,000 bottles of beer in a widening crackdown in Nigeria's northern city of Kano. Alcohol is banned under Shariah law imposed here in 2001 but authorities had turned a .... Nigerian police destroy 240000 bottles of beer in public display of strict ... NBCNews.com (blog) Thousands of bottles of beer smashed in sharia crackdown in NigeriaThe Guardian Nigeria bottles of beer: 240000 bottles of beer crushed to end immoral practiceExaminer.com all 78 news articles »