Albino Kidnap: Madagascar Police Confirm Killing 19 Civilians
August 31, 2022
3:42 am
The police in Madagascar on Tuesday confirmed that officers left no fewer than 19 people and injured 21 others after opening fire on what was described as a lynch mob angered over the abduction of an albino child.
In a statement on Wednesday, the national police said ‘Nineteen people lost their lives and 21 are injured and are still being treated’ at Ikongo hospital in the countryβs southeast.
The hospitalβs chief physician, Tango Oscar Toky, confirmed the death toll while speaking to newsmen.
A previous report from police on Monday said 11 people had died.
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