At least 12 dead in Mozambique 'terrorist' attack
Thousands flee the area into neighbouring Tanzania
Suspected militants have torched scores of homes and killed many in previous attacks near the coast in northern Mozambique. PHOTO: AFP
MAPUTO:
Twelve people have been killed in a suspected militant attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring Tanzania, police sources said on Sunday.
Early on Friday, "there was an attack in Nangane district, where there are no security patrols. The attackers killed 12 people, mostly women and children," a police source in Cabo Delgado province, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
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The attack took place in the village of Chicuaia Velha, just a few kilometres (miles) from Tanzania, forcing several thousand people to cross the border to seek safety, police said.
A local journalist said the villagers were killed by machete or died when their houses were set on fire by the attackers.
It was the third such incident in the last month in Cabo Delgado, leaving 20 dead in all.
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The authorities have responded with a crackdown, rounding up some 200 suspects.
Over the past year, militants have been active in the region, stoking unrest just as the government in Maputo is pushing ahead with oil and gas development in the province.
Twelve people have been killed in a suspected militant attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring Tanzania, police sources said on Sunday.
Early on Friday, "there was an attack in Nangane district, where there are no security patrols. The attackers killed 12 people, mostly women and children," a police source in Cabo Delgado province, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
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The attack took place in the village of Chicuaia Velha, just a few kilometres (miles) from Tanzania, forcing several thousand people to cross the border to seek safety, police said.
A local journalist said the villagers were killed by machete or died when their houses were set on fire by the attackers.
It was the third such incident in the last month in Cabo Delgado, leaving 20 dead in all.
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The authorities have responded with a crackdown, rounding up some 200 suspects.
Over the past year, militants have been active in the region, stoking unrest just as the government in Maputo is pushing ahead with oil and gas development in the province.