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Ghana stampede kills four at at TB Joshua's church
Police say they were overwhelmed by the large crowd when a stampede killed four people at a church in Ghana's capital, Accra, on Sunday.
Thousands of people flocked to the evangelical church for "holy water", which they believed had healing powers, leading to the crush.
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The church is run by prominent Nigerian preacher TB Joshua.
He is one of the wealthiest and most popular evangelical clerics in Africa and his Synagogue Church of All Nations claims it can perform miracles, such as curing blindness.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22595573
Thousands of people flocked to the evangelical church for "holy water", which they believed had healing powers, leading to the crush.
...
The church is run by prominent Nigerian preacher TB Joshua.
He is one of the wealthiest and most popular evangelical clerics in Africa and his Synagogue Church of All Nations claims it can perform miracles, such as curing blindness.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22595573
The wealthy preacher can kill with his scams. Healing is a bit harder. You'd think he'd be slightly less 'popular' after this. I wouldn't bet on it, though. It seems he's found his pool of gullible marks.
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