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| Ten-year old Albino murdered in western Tanzania |
| 2008-10-23 |
| (SomaliNet) In the latest incident that brings to 26, the total number of albinos murdered in Tanzania this year, a ten-year-old albino girl has been murdered in the western region of Shinyanga. Media reports say the albinos are killed by gangs that then mutilate the corpses and sell the body parts to medicine men. The medicine men believe the body parts will bring them riches and happiness. The murder occurred several hours after a speech by President Jakaya Kikwete in which he called for tougher measures against the murderers. So far, 47 people have been arrested in connection with the violence. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Coming soon to the USA... |
| Posted by: Carbon Monoxide 2008-10-23 16:40 |
| #4 The medicine men believe the body parts will bring them riches and happiness. As oppose to Black Liberation Theology clergy who believe making 'whitey' a socialist thrall will bring their congregations riches and happiness, ie the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-10-23 15:39 |
| #3 That's not exactly the feel-good story of the day. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-10-23 13:55 |
| #2 Not hard to find either... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-10-23 10:02 |
| #1 Just not black enough huh? |
| Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-10-23 00:44 |