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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 5 Jul 2016

    .@LouiseLinton whose year in Zambia memoir sparked controversy is sorry she offended people http://bbc.in/29fZWpx pic.twitter.com/esRcaVwS4j

    2:34 AM - 5 Jul 2016
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      1. Quinten Jolly‏ @Quinten_Shakir 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        Is she apologising for lying or offending people? If she's apologising for lying we forgive her.

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      1. 楚 恩古‏ @xavier_lfc 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        is she sorry she got found out or for lying?

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      1. Mary Kasoka-Mwiikisa‏ @MaryKasoka 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        we are tired of people who fabricate lies about Africa and ZAMBIA in particular. Liar #LintonLies

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      1. Mary Kasoka-Mwiikisa‏ @MaryKasoka 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        Zambia is the best African country you can ever visit! Peaceful and united ! #LintonLies

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      1. Lukwesa Alfred‏ @lukwesa_alfred 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        she should just take her book off the shelves and write one apologizing to Zambia and its people. #LintonLies

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      1. valerie kalinso‏ @valeriekalinso 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        @BBCBreaking Her "apology" won't do, she needs to tell the world she lied!

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      1. Chocho‏ @Mweenecc 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        she is not meant to be sorry but retract all that is untrue...sorry does not correct the our reputation

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      2. Agatha Zaza‏ @agathazaza 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        when she planned this farce she had no intent to cause offence? More #LintonLies

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. ChikMos‏ @MosesChikMos 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        let her stand on top of mount Everest, with the biggest mega phone under the sun and say she lied! #LintonLies

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      1. Richard Rivers‏ @LufupaRiver 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        or maybe she thought Zambians have no access to twitter.

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      1. Richard Rivers‏ @LufupaRiver 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        Whatever your intention was, why lie, they are no child soldiers in Zambia manning road blocks.

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      1. Marlene Power‏ @MarlenePower 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        capitalizing on conflict in DRC and vulnerable children, misrepresenting Zambia - you are genuinely horrendous

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      1. AJOfficial‏ @AJKasonde 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        As a Zambian reading her "story" has really pissed me off, the way she portrays not just my country but home is BS!

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      2. John E. Walsh #FBPE‏ @akazeeox 6 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Should we not also be concerned about the book's publishers & their endorsement? I note she's closed her account now. #LintonLies

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Carolmcs 🌟‏ @carolmc102 6 Jul 2016
        Replying to @akazeeox @BBCAfrica

        @bbc u supporting your ka little #lintonlies by interviewing people not affected ... read @dailymailuk

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Chitambala Mwewa‏ @ChitambalaM 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        Girl you barked up the wrong tree.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. Munshya Tyetye‏ @MunshyaTyetye 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        she was hoping to have her book made into a movie and she would direct it. Shameless liar. #lintonlies

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      1. Chisanga‏ @uwachikata 5 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @LouiseLinton

        WTF was that about...the book? fact or fiction? Theres never been war here in zambia

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