Indian state cuts internet after lynchings over online rumours
by Agence France-Presse in New Delhi from Technology | The Guardian on (#3T486)
Mobs beat three people to death in three separate incidents in state of Tripura
Authorities in north-eastern India have cut internet access after mobs beat three people to death in lynchings sparked by rumours spread on smartphones, officials have said.
They were the latest in a string of more than 25 similar killings in recent months across India, according to press reports, which have been carried out iafter false information was spread on the messaging service WhatsApp.
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