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'The crowd shouted that we'd stolen someone's genitals' - deadly rumours spread on social media

World | 2026-09-03 at 00:58 UTC | Source: www.bbc.co.uk
'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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