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| Kenyans burn alive 11 'witches' |
Kenyans burn alive 11 'witches' |
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| Eleven women accused of being witches have been burned to death by a mob in the west of Kenya, police say. | Eleven women accused of being witches have been burned to death by a mob in the west of Kenya, police say. |
| A security operation has been launched to hunt down villagers suspected of killing the women in Kisii District. | A security operation has been launched to hunt down villagers suspected of killing the women in Kisii District. |
| The area has witnessed similar attacks in the past when people suspected of engaging in witchcraft have been killed or ostracised. | The area has witnessed similar attacks in the past when people suspected of engaging in witchcraft have been killed or ostracised. |
| But correspondents say that this is a surprisingly large number of people to be attacked at the same time. | But correspondents say that this is a surprisingly large number of people to be attacked at the same time. |
| Local official Mwangi Ngunyi condemned the murders. | Local official Mwangi Ngunyi condemned the murders. |
| "People must not take the law into their own hands simply because they suspect someone," he told AFP news agency. | "People must not take the law into their own hands simply because they suspect someone," he told AFP news agency. |
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