Albinos are in trouble in Malawi and Tanzania
Tanzania arrests witchdoctors over attacks on albinos At least 200 people detained during special operation linked to wave of attacks and murders of albinos. At least 76 albinos have been murdered in Tanzania since 2000 [File:AP] At least 200 people have been arrested in Tanzania as part of a nationwide crackdown on witchdoctors linked to a wave of albino attacks and murders, police have said. Police said on Thursday that they had arrested 225 unlicensed traditional healers and soothsayers during a special operation carried out in several parts of the east African country and due to be extended to all 30 regions. "Some of those arrested were found in possession of items like lizard skin, warthog teeth, ostrich eggs, monkey tails, bird claws, mule tails and lion skin," police spokesperson Advera Bulimba said in a statement. Bulimba said the police campaign would target the entire network of gangsters, traders and witchdoctors, adding that 97 o...