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Cops arrest gay couple

LILONGWE - Two Malawian men were arrested and charged with public indecency after becoming the first gay couple to marry in the conservative southern African state where homosexuality is illegal, police said.

LILONGWE - Two Malawian men were arrested and charged with public indecency after becoming the first gay couple to marry in the conservative southern African state where homosexuality is illegal, police said.

Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza publicly wed in a symbolic traditional ceremony on Saturday. The wedding attracted hundreds of curious onlookers.

"We arrested them last night at their home" police spokesperson Dave Chingwalu said - Reuters

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