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5 arrested for copper theft attempt

Times of Zambia: "MUFULIRA police have arrested five people and impounded 12 vehicles for allegedly trying to steal copper from a goods train. Copperbelt police deputy chief, Dobson Siame said yesterday the suspects were arrested on Wednesday evening in Kansuswa area and six cars, five minibuses and a Fuso truck were impounded. He said some residents spotted a convoy of vehicles heading towards a railway line behind Kansuswa. Mr Siame explained that when members of the public saw the six vehicles filled with men aged between 20 and 35, they suspected them of being Satanists who were going to conduct satanic rituals. "

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