Alarm in Mozambique as 6000 Escape in Jail Break, Army Launches Manhunt | Firstpost Africa

Alarm in Mozambique as 6000 Escape in Jail Break, Army Launches Manhunt | Firstpost Africa

Mozambique army has joined a manhunt to find at least 6,000 prisoners who escaped a prison in the capital Maputo on Christmas day, taking advantage of the unrest. 33 of them died in clashes with the police, and more than a dozen were injured. Around 30 of them were reportedly convicted terrorists who were a part of Islamist insurgency in the country's north going on for the past seven years. This mass prison break comes as fresh violence took place in the country after the country's top court validated the disputed October election results. Amid this, the role of the Southern African Development Community a regional body of 16 members has come into the spotlight. Some reports suggest members of this organisation who are also Mozambique’s neighbours, might have a different take on the situation. Watch for more.

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