ABUJA, Nigeria—Some five hundred villagers gathered in front of a police station in Madagascar’s southeastern district of Ikongo, armed with sticks and machetes. It was Aug. 29, and they had just ...

Madagascar police confirmed Tuesday that officers killed 19 people and injured 21 others after opening fire on what was described as a lynch mob angered over the kidnapping of an albino child.

ANTANANARIVO (AFP) - Police in Madagascar killed at least 14 people on Monday (Aug 29) and wounded 28 others as they opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of an albino ...

At least 19 people were killed by police in a town in Madagascar, who opened fire on what they claim was a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of an albino child. A mob of angry people armed with ...

"Nineteen people lost their lives and 21 are injured and are still being treated" at Ikongo hospital in the country's southeast, the national police said in a statement. The hospital's chief physician ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Alamy ABUJA, Nigeria—Some five hundred villagers gathered in front of ...