Saturday, 11 October 2014

TANZANIA-Seven accused of witchcraft burned alive

Seven people in Tanzania-the East African country have been killed following accusations of witchcraft.

According to Mail and Guardian:
“‘They were attacked and burnt to death by a mob of villagers who accused them of engaging in witchcraft,’ the police chief for the western Kigoma region, which borders Burundi, Jafari Mohamed, told Agence France-Presse… Among those arrested on suspicion of carrying out the 

killings was the local traditional healer, or witchdoctor.”
The killing took place earlier this week and the victims ranging from above 40-years and above 60 of age were either burnt alive or hacked to death with machetes.

Nearly two dozen people were arrested, the witch doctor inclusive. Though belief in witches and black magic remains strong in many parts of Tanzania, the practice still occurs in India, Africa and South America.





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