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Kenya Mob Torches 11 for Witchcraft

'Sorcerers' accused of casting spells on villagers

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(Newser) – A mob in western Kenya hunted down and killed 11 people they accused of being witches and wizards, AP reports. The gang went from house to house with a list of suspected sorcerers and the spells they had cast. The eight men and three women, most over 70, were lynched and burned in their homes in the notoriously superstitious district.

Men belonging to the Kisii tribe run as they battle a group of rival Kalenjis. A mob of hundreds of Kisii tribesmen has lynched 11 people accused of sorcery.
Men belonging to the Kisii tribe run as they battle a group of rival Kalenjis. A mob of hundreds of Kisii tribesmen has lynched 11 people accused of sorcery.   (Getty Images)
Residents of the western Kenyan village of Nyakeo peep through the window of a house where at least 11 people were killed by villagers on suspicion of being involved in witchcraft activities.
Residents of the western Kenyan village of Nyakeo peep through the window of a house where at least 11 people were killed by villagers on suspicion of being involved in witchcraft activities.   (Getty Images)
Stone people made by the Kisii tribe. The Kisii region in western Kenya has been dubbed
Stone people made by the Kisii tribe. The Kisii region in western Kenya has been dubbed "sorcery belt" due to the superstiousness of its people.   ((c) angela7dreams)
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