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6:52 CAT | 28 Nov 2019
Nangade, district in Cabo Delgado. [Google maps]
A group attacked a village in northern Mozambique on Wednesday night, in a region living under armed violence for two year, destroying vehicles, merchandise and homes, residents told Lusa.
The raid took place in Tingina [ or Litingina] village, in Nangade district, Cabo Delgado province, at 8 p.m. yesterday (November 27).
The attackers set fire to three cashew-laden trucks belonging to a merchant who was going to sell them elsewhere in the region.
They also destroyed five light vehicles and several homes of poor construction, made of adobe, thatch and zinc sheets, which are the norm in the region, among the scattered forests of the province.
Nangade district is about 100 kilometres north of Muidumbe, where the latest clashes with the population occurred and deaths were reported, and 100 kilometres west of Palma, where megaprojects for natural gas exploitation are being built.
The Cabo Delgado region has been facing attacks from armed groups since October 2017, after years of latent conflict between Muslims of different origins, with violence reportedly being born in radicalised mosques.
At least 300 people have died, according to official and population figures, and 60,000 residents have been affected, many forced to move to other places in search of security, according to the United Nations.
Source: Lusa
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