UN pulls out of Malawi over ‘vampire scare’

At least five dead following mob violence amid claims of ‘blood sucking’

Malawian President Peter Mutharika calls for calm over deadly vampire scare
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The United Nations (UN) has been forced to remove staff from two districts in southern Malawi, following a vampire scare that has left at least five people dead.

According to a UN report, lynch mobs have been responsible for the killing of people accused of vampirism since mid-September, prompting the organisation and several other NGOs to relocate staff.

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