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There doesn't seem to be a general polt thread so here it is.
Some more specific threads:
The Mackie Poltergeist
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19106
Canneto di Caronia
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13411
Smurl polt:
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13111
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And a report:
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Some more specific threads:
The Mackie Poltergeist
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19106
Canneto di Caronia
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13411
Smurl polt:
www.forteantimes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13111
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And a report:
Wednesday 23 February 2005
News
Mysterious fires traumatise students
TUDUETSO SETSIBA
2/23/2005 2:46:10 PM (GMT +2)
TONOTA: Boarding students at Shashe River School have been traumatised by mysterious fires and stones thrown by an invisible hand. The students say the head teacher has barred them from reporting the issue to their parents.
They appealed to members of the community to intervene to save the situation. “We are not allowed to talk about it in school, the head teacher has even threatened to expel from boarding those who may bring up the issue,” said a student on condition of anonymity. Terrified students said they could not talk openly about the issue as the head teacher said issues of witchcraft should not be discussed in the school.
One female student said they are disturbed by the whole situation. “During the night, stones are thrown into our rooms and we never get to see who throws them. It’s a painful experience because we are not allowed to talk about it,” she said with a frown on her face. Students said they are always worried when darkness falls.
One student who claims to have consulted traditional healers said he has been told that more fires are going to burn the hostels. “The traditional healer told me that some students are going to turn into lunatics. If the community does not intervene, then we are in trouble. We hardly concentrate in class because we do not get enough sleep.”
The dilapidated state of the hostels was made worse by mysterious fires, which engulfed the hostels some months ago. Since then, the hostels have not been renovated. A Form Five student, who preferred anonymity. said no one knows what causes the fires. “I heard that it happened a year before we started schooling here, then it only affected the boys’ hostels, but this year it has affected the girls hostels badly.” He said they are devastated especially because they have been forbidden from telling others about their parents. The school’s headmaster, Usinalufu Maunganidze declined to comment, claiming that her diary is fully booked for the whole term. “I cannot help you. I don’t know when I will find time but I will be busy for the whole term.” The school matron, a Mrs Marobela, could not comment either. “I am just a mere person, if the head teacher cannot comment there isn’t any help that I can offer. This is her school.” The deputy headmaster could not shed light on the issue. “If she cannot talk to you, who am I to talk to you,” he asked.
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