At Least 6,000 Inmates Escape From Mozambique Prison on Christmas Day
Thirty-three inmates were killed and 15 others sustained injuries during a violent clash with the prison's security forces.
Mozambique police commander says 33 dead, 1,500 escaped in Maputo prison riot
Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election, which extended long-ruling party Frelimo’s stay in power. Opposition groups and their supporters claim the vote was rigged.
6,000 inmates escape Mozambique prison amid post-election riots
MAPUTO, Mozambique — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high ... infrastructure destroyed after the country’s Constitutional Council confirmed the ruling Frelimo party as the winner of the Oct.9 elections. The escape from the Maputo Central Prison ...
Mozambique Prison Riot Leaves 33 Dead as Over 1,500 Escape
A suspected riot in Mozambique's Maputo prison resulted in 33 deaths, 15 injuries, and over 1,500 escapes, amid claims of rigged elections. Authorities recaptured 150 prisoners. Tensions in the prison and surrounding area are rising,
6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique amid post-election violence
Mozambique's police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country.
Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.
Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country
A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October's disputed election continues.
At least 6,000 prisoners escape maximum prison in Mozambique
Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country.
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Mozambique: Death toll rises to 150 in bloody post-election protests
The death toll in Mozambique’s post-election riots has climbed to about 150. A civil society organisation, Plataforma Decide, ...
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Mozambique Court Upholds Frelimo’s Election Victory in Disputed Election
Mozambique’s Constitutional Council has upheld the ruling Frelimo party’s victory in the October presidential election, ...
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Mozambique: CC Gives Frelimo Landslide Victory Despite Major Fraud
The Constitutional Council (CC) today gave Frelimo president, a majority in parliament, and all provincial governors. The CC ...
Mozambique post-election violence kills 125 in three days: NGO
Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the ...
Mozambique’s highest court upholds victory for the ruling Frelimo Party
Mozambique's top court has declared election victory for the country’s ruling Frelimo Party and its 47-year-old presidential ...
21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling party presidential candidate Daniel ...
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Mozambique Opposition Leader Says Police Fanning Post-poll Unrest
Mozambique's main opposition leader Venancio Mondlane on Thursday ... The southern African country's highest court confirmed on Monday that Frelimo, in power since independence from Portugal in ...
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Thousands flee violent post-election unrest in Mozambique to neighboring Malawi
Violence has rocked Mozambique since presidential polls were held on Oct. 9, resulting in 248 deaths including in Wednesday ...