1.   Jos, a hilltop city whose government leaders are mainly Christian, has rejected the possibility of implementing Sharia.

2.   She felt a deep connection to the holy hilltop city, where seven generations of her family were born.

3.   The hilltop city has hosted numerous conferences dedicated to peace and co-existence.

4.   Until now, the hilltop city had largely been spared religious and ethnic violence that has periodically wracked other parts of Nigeria.

5.   Residents of the Bosnian Serb stronghold of Pale reported seeing planes flying over the hilltop city near Sarajevo but said the city was otherwise calm.