'The crowd shouted we had stolen someone's genitals' - BBC Africa
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The belief that someone can steal another person’s genitals is rooted in old fears and superstitions. But social media has fuelled these recent rumours, helping to spread them across borders. A BBC team got access to a victim of violence called Boniface in remote Tanzania. He was having lunch in a restaurant with a friend when an angry crowd dragged them out. When he regained consciousness in hospital after a severe beating, doctors told him his friend had died. In Mozambique, the worst country affected, authorities have recorded more than 50 people killed. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/
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