Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 6, 2004 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Witch doctors arrested in raid on fetish shrines
Nigerian police have arrested 30 witch doctors in a raid on fetish shrines in southeast Anambra state where over 50 decomposing bodies and 20 human skulls were discovered, a police spokesman said Thursday.
The heads, genitals and other vital parts of some of the bodies, found in a teak forest in Okija village, had been severed, a sign they may have been killed for ritual.
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Topic: NEWS english - on August 6, 2004 at 11:18:00 AM CEST
Post office in Switzerland launches commemorative wooden stamp
After producing stamps made of lace or smelling of chocolate, Switzerland's postal service has turned to the Alpine country's forests for inspiration.
Swiss Post on Thursday launched its latest unusual commemorative stamp, a square of pinewood with a face value of five Swiss francs ($5 Cdn). The stamps, which celebrate Switzerland's lumber industry, are roughly the thickness of a credit card.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on August 6, 2004 at 11:17:00 AM CEST
Postman kept 21,000 undelivered letters
A Malaysian postman kept 21,000 letters undelivered for up to four years, according to newspaper reports.
Police are now searching for the missing man.
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