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Tanzania worshippers swept away in river baptism | |
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Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the north of the country. | Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the north of the country. |
The two victims were overwhelmed by the current of the River Ungwasi, a police spokesman has told the BBC. | The two victims were overwhelmed by the current of the River Ungwasi, a police spokesman has told the BBC. |
It is not clear how the pastor and the other worshippers involved managed to survive, the BBC's Odeo Sirari says. | It is not clear how the pastor and the other worshippers involved managed to survive, the BBC's Odeo Sirari says. |
They are members of a local church, Shalom, which is part of the charismatic Christian movement. | They are members of a local church, Shalom, which is part of the charismatic Christian movement. |
Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories | Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories |
Baptism in a river rather than in church is seen as a way of re-enacting the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. | Baptism in a river rather than in church is seen as a way of re-enacting the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. |
The ceremony is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life. | The ceremony is a symbol of washing away sin and the start of a new life. |
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