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| Burundi: Albinos seek police protection after 3 killed |
| 2008-10-04 |
| (SomaliNet) After gangs killed three albinos for their body parts, albinos in Burundi have been forced to seek police protection, reports said. According to the BBC, four albinos were taken to a provincial town, where they were being guarded by police. The BBC quoted local police as saying two of the albinos killed were found with limbs missing. An investigation by the BBC in neighbouring Tanzania claimed witchdoctors were behind the killings of 26 albinos in last than a year. Albino body parts are believed to be of use in potions to make people rich. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Hear, hear, mom. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-04 18:19 |
| #7 Jack: Skip the "white" and "black" references please. The issue is not race, but evil. Evil comes in all colors, all tribes, all races. |
| Posted by: mom 2008-10-04 17:40 |
| #6 For a while, I thought a million monkeys on a typewriter came up with the story. Silly me. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-10-04 13:40 |
| #5 Not like they'd be hard to find in Burundi... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-04 11:24 |
| #4 "Albino - the other white meat" /going to hell, I know.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-10-04 10:29 |
| #3 Its the "Dark Continent" for crying out loud. Not the "Brilliant" or "White" continent. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-10-04 07:59 |
| #2 gangs killed three albinos for their body parts Before today, I never thought that the English language could be arranged in such a sentence. But here we are. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-10-04 06:36 |
| #1 Such civilized people. NOT. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-04 00:27 |