JALINGO, Nigeria (AP) _ Another round of violence between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria has left five people dead.

Witnesses and police say it erupted Tuesday in a village in eastern Nigeria. A police commissioner in Taraba state told The Associated Press that Christians upset with a mosque in their neighborhood burned the house of worship to the ground. Street fighting erupted between Christian and Muslim youths.

A local reporter told the AP that he counted at least 15 wounded at one public hospital, and was told others sought treatment at private clinics.

Witnesses say several mosques and churches were burned. Security forces moved into Wukari on Wednesday and brought an uneasy calm to the community. Authorities put a dusk-til-dawn curfew in place in hope of stopping retaliatory attacks.

Sectarian violence in central Nigeria this year is blamed for more than 500 deaths.