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Bangladesh rumours of human sacrifice to build bridge lead to murder of eight people

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Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh sparked by rumours on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings for the construction of a bridge, police have confirmed. The victims, which include two women, were targeted by angry mobs over the rumours, spread mostly on Facebook, that said human heads were required for the massive $3 billion project ($4.3 billion), police chief Javed Patwary said. "We have analysed every single case of these eight killings," Mr Patwary told reporters in Dhaka. "Those who were killed by lynching mobs, no-one was a child kidnapper." More than 30 other people have been attacked in connection with the rumours.

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