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Mozambique insurgents ambush workers fleeing hotel where they sheltered during attack
Suspected Islamist insurgents have attacked a convoy of fleeing civilians, including foreign workers, in Mozambique.
Key points:
- Human Rights Watch says it spoke to people who had seen bodies in the streets and people fleeing as gunshots rang out
- Almost 200 people were hiding in a hotel during the attack
- Mozambique ‘s government said security forces were working to restore order
Security and diplomatic sources said at least one person was killed and a number injured in the latest attacks in the town of Palma in northern Mozambique, which is near international gas projects.
French energy group Total said on Saturday it had postponed the restart of work at its site near Palma, a logistics hub adjacent to gas facilities worth $US60 billion…
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