Angolan opposition says over 1,000 killed, but police say 22 killed in raid on religious sect
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Angolan police and opposition politicians are at odds over the exact number of people killed in a raid on a religious sect.
Angola's main opposition party, UNITA, has accused police of killing 1,080 people during a raid on the Seventh Day Light of the World Church in central Huambo province in April.
UNITA's parliamentary leader, Raul Danda, said the party reached the figure by interviewing witnesses.
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In contrast, provincial police commander Elias Livulo said a much lower number of 13 civilians and nine policemen were killed when police arrested sect leader Jose Julino Kalupeteka.
The sect, a branch of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, believes the world will end in 2015.
The Angola Press Agency reported that President Jose Eduardo dos Santos described the sect as a threat to peace.