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Documentary: Albino children who were attacked for their body parts get new limbs in the US

They are suspected of witchcraft and attacked for body parts in Tanzania.

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Jun 24, 2017 · 11:10 am
Festo from Tanzania poses for a portrait with a plush toy that he says makes him feel safe at night and that he sleeps with, in the Staten Island borough of New York in the Staten Island borough of New York | Image credit: Reuters
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