Blast at African sorcerer's house kills 5
POLICE in Zimbabwe say they are investigating a massive explosion at a tribal sorcerer's house outside the capital, Harare.
Police officials said on Tuesday the blast killed five people.
The sorcerer, often known in the West as a witchdoctor, and a man seeking to improve his failing finances, were among the dead, witnesses said.
The explosion damaged 12 nearby houses in the Chitungwiza township.
Witnesses said crowds began sprinkling salt on nearby streets and footpaths afterward, a traditional belief to ward off evil spirits.
Army bomb disposal experts told neighbours they found no remnants of a bomb or petrol or gas containers.
In Zimbabwe superstition, sorcerers can use lightning, common during current rain storms, to eradicate enemies. Neighbours told reporters they feared a "lightning manufacturing process" was being carried out Monday.
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/wo ... 6559670382TRaduccion rapida:La policia de Zimbawe investiga una gran explosion ocurrida en la casa de un brujo a las afueras de la capiral.
La policia dice que la explosion mato 5 personas
El brujo y un hombre que queria mejorar sus malas finanzas estan entre los muertos.
La explosion daño 12 casas cercanas en el pueblo de Chitungwiza.
Los testigos dijeron que las multitudes comenzaron a rociar sal en las calles cercanas y senderos después, una creencia tradicional para alejar los malos espíritus.
Expertos en desactivacion de bombas del ejercito dijeron a los vecions que no encontraron restos de bombas, gasolina o bombonas de gas.
Segun las supersticiones de Zimbawe los brujos pueden usar rayos para eliminar enemigos.