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7:00 CAT | 14 Sep 2016
Notícias
The Mozambican police are stepping up their patrols on the road from Cuamba to Marrupa, following the appearance of gunmen of the rebel movement Renamo on the road on Sunday, reports Tuesday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”.
According to the spokesperson for the Niassa Provincial Police Command, Alves Mathe, the purpose of the increased security is to guarantee freedom of movement, and ensure the protection of travelers and their property.
On Sunday, Renamo set up a road block on this highway. It stopped vehicles and searched them, supposedly to check whether they were carrying any soldiers or policemen.
Mathe described the road block as “an ambush” intended to prevent the circulation of members of the defence and security forces in their normal task of maintaining public order and tranquillity.
The road block lasted a for a few hours, and when the police appeared, the Renamo gunmen, estimated to number about 30, according to one eye-witness, slipped away into the bush. No-one was killed or injured during the incident. The police say the situation has now been “normalized”.
Mathe urged people living along the road to remain vigilant and to report to the authorities any anomalous situations which might “create social instability among the communities”.
Source: AIM
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