Tanzanian 'criminals' seeking base in Mozambique: police

A bus drives along a street in Macomia, Northern Mozambique, on June 11, 2018. The country has experienced a wave attacks attributed to a shadowy gang of Islamists. AFP PHOTO | EMIDIO JOSINE

Armed Tanzanians are seeking to establish a base in Mozambique, police said Friday, after the arrest of dozens of suspected militants from Tanzania in connection with deadly Islamist attacks across the border.

Over the last year, more than 50 people have been killed in gun, grenade and knife assaults in a growing jihadist insurgency in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado.