Radio France Internationale
3 Feb. 2020
Rumours of abducted children lead to killing of 3
people in Gabon
Three people have been attacked and killed in Gabon
following unfounded rumours that school children were being abducted on their
way to school. […]
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VICE
3 Feb. 2020
This Is Why We Still Tell the 'Dead Dog in a Suitcase'
Urban Legend
You know the one, about a thief stealing a suitcase
with a dead dog inside it. But what does the spread of this story tell us about
urban life?
by Issy Sampson
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It sometimes happens in India (and elsewhere) that bogus
child abduction accusations are used to settle scores or, apparently in this
case, avoid paying debts.
NDTV [India]
5 February 2020
1 Dead As 6 Farmers Attacked Over Child Lifting
Rumours In Madhya Pradesh
[…] The contractors returned Rs 1 lakh to the farmers
and asked the farmers to come to Khirkiya village for getting the outstanding
Rs 1.5 lakh. When the six farmers reached the Khirkiya village, they were
attacked in a pre-planned manner by the contractors and aides," Dhar
district police superintendent Aditya Pratap Singh said. "The six farmers after being attacked
with stones escaped in their vehicles from Khirkiya village, but when they
reached Borlai village […] their cars got stuck in traffic jam. The accused who
were chasing the fleeing farmers also reached the Borlai villages and spread
the rumour that the six men were fleeing after lifting kids from Khirkiya
village. Provoked by the rumour the mob of villagers attacked the six men in
two cars with stones and rods," Mr Singh added. […]
Times of India
5 February 2020
One killed, six injured over child-lifting rumour in
Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar
The Week [India]
5 February 2020
One lynched, five seriously injured on abduction
rumours in MP village
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