NSTworld: A similar spate of mob attacks took place in 2017, leaving nine people dead and prompting 250 arrests.
The latest victims were two Mozambicans attacked on Monday while transiting to Tanzania through Malawi’s Northern Region.
“Since the rumours emerged, people have resorted to taking the law into their own hands and apprehending any people that they deem suspicious,” Kalaya said, adding that at least eight people had been killed so far.President Peter Mutharika has condemned the killings. “These rumours are baseless and only deliberately created,” he added, describing the attacks as a “political strategy” to create “fear and panic” ahead of an election re-run this year.
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