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Hundreds flee Maputo jail amid poll protests

Source link : https://www.afric.info/2024/12/25/news/hundreds-flee-maputo-jail-amid-poll-protests/

More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed election results, police say. Thirty-three people were killed and 15 injured in clashes with guards, police chief Bernardino Rafael told a press conference. About 150 more fugitives have since been recaptured, he added. Protests erupted […]

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Publish date : 2024-12-25 20:42:51

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