Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh sparked by rumours on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings for the construction of a mega-bridge,
police said Wednesday.
The victims -- which include two women -- were targeted by angry mobs over the rumours, spread mostly on
Facebook, that said human heads were required for the massive $3 billion project, police chief Javed Patwary said.
More than 30 other people have been attacked in connection with the rumours.