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Kenya Mob Torches 11 for Witchcraft

'Sorcerers' accused of casting spells on villagers

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 22, 2008 8:15 AM CDT

(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,...   Read full story »

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