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Article: Albino killings draw death sentences.

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November 4, 2009
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Four men convicted of killing a 50-year-old albino and cutting off his head and legs have been sentenced to death by a court in Tanzania.

The verdict brings to seven the number of people who have been convicted of killing Tanzanian albinos in a wave of violence attributed to witch doctors, The Times of London reported Wednesday.

Witch doctors in Tanzania make magic potions from the body parts of people suffering from albinism and then sell the ...

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