In South Africa it's foreigners, in Kenya it's suspected witches, though of course there have been witch hunts in South Africa too.
Kenya mob burns 15 women to death over witchcraft: "to death, a local official and villagers told AFP Wednesday.
'This is unacceptable. People must not take the law into their own hands simply because they suspected someone,' said Mwangi Ngunyi, the head of Nyamaiya district. 'We will hunt the suspects down,' he added.
The gang of about 100 people moved from house to house late Tuesday, tied up their victims and set them ablaze, the official said.
Ngunyi added that the mob also torched 50 houses in Nyakeo village, located some 300 kilometres (180 miles) northwest of the capital Nairobi."
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That is so terrible. What a horrible way to die.
The combination of African and European witchcraft beliefs seems to be a very volatile mixture.
I wish there was something that could be done to stop these things happening.
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