Tanzanian witch doctors arrested over albino killing (BBC)
Two witch doctors in Tanzania have been arrested after a woman with albinism was hacked to death, police say.
One of her legs and several fingers were removed in the attack on Tuesday.
Albinos have suffered widespread persecution in Tanzania, where witch doctors say magic potions made with albino body parts can bring good luck.
Such killings have declined in recent years, but this latest attack has prompted a human rights group to call for all witch doctors to be banned.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the group, Under The Same Sun said the current regulation of witch doctors was clearly not working.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27409965
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