'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media
More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations.
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"They were shouting that we had stolen someone's genitals and we didn't have any way to escape because there was a huge crowd."
— Boniface Mgala , Other
"After they set him on fire, the police arrived at the scene and everyone scattered and ran away."
— Michael Silavwe , Other
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More than 80 people have been killed in the mob violence, the BBC finds after gathering data from six African nations.
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