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March 2, 2019
Policein Tanzania have arrested 65 witchdoctors doctors suspected of involvement inthe barbaric ritualistic killings of children in the south-west and northernpart of the country.
Thisfollows the murder of at least 10 children in Njombe region and other similarincidents in the northern Simiyu region in late January.
Forty-fivewitchdoctors from Simiyu, and 20 others from Njombe are being held forinterrogation over the spate of heinous killings, Inspector General of PoliceSimon Sirro told reporters.
Thepolice boss further said the crackdown on traditional doctors, who are theprime suspects in the ritualistic killings, was ongoing.
Superstitionis deep-rooted among some communities in Tanzania, who believe human body partscan bring wealth.
Albinosare among those targeted by assailants who kill them or chop off their limbsand private parts.