Explosive news items led mob into acts of torture (15)

I believe the answer is:

disembowelments

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'acts of torture' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'explosive news items led mob' is the wordplay.
'explosive' indicates anagramming the letters.
'news'+'items'+'led'+'mob'='newsitemsledmob'
'newsitemsledmob' with letters rearranged gives 'DISEMBOWELMENTS'.

'into' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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