Residents in Macomia, Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique on June 11, 2018. Twelve people have been killed in a suspected Islamist attack in the area, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into Tanzania. PHOTO | AFP
Twelve people have been killed in a suspected Islamist attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring Tanzania, police sources said Sunday.
Early Friday, "there was an attack in Nangade district, where there are no security patrols. The attackers killed 12 people, mostly women and children," a police source in Cabo Delgado province, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
