Well, this is probably the week's most bizzare story.
In the Maldives, a coconut has been detained by police on suspicion of being used in black magic spells to rig the Presidential election on September 7.
Worry, not, though: after careful inspection and consultation with an expert white magician, police have determined the cursed coconut is not of real magical power and is therefore not a cause for concern.
Yep. Local news reports:
Now, if you read that carefully, what they've actually said there is
is a fake, so they're not worried. Which implies...
Ah now. Apparently it was known to be fake because the writing inscribed on the fruit's surface was not in Arabic, as it should have been.
According the
, who first spotted this local story, belief in magic is still widespread in many rural areas of the Maldives.Original story from Minivannews.com via The Guardian.