NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- A growing number of children are being accused of witchcraft in parts of Africa, the U.N. children's agency says.
A UNICEF report says that children accused of being witches -- some as young as 8 -- have been burned, beaten and even killed as punishment, BBC News reported Saturday.
The report says orphans, street children, albinos and the disabled are most likely to be targeted.
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