Six THOUSAND inmates escape from high security prisonin Mozambique as country erupts into violence after election results

They[protesters] were making noise demanding that they be able to remove the prisoners who are there serving their sentences

said Rafael,

A curious fact is that in that prison we had 29 convicted terrorists, who they released. We are worried, as a country, as Mozambicans, as members of the defense and security forces,

said Rafael

A total of 1,534 detainees escaped the prison located about 15km from the capital,

national police chief Bernardino Rafael said

Among those attempting to escape, 33 were killed and 15 wounded in clashes with prison staff,

he said

We are particularly concerned about this situation,

Rafael said

Groups of armed men using bladed weapons and firearms have carried out attacks against police stations, penitentiary establishments, and other infrastructure,

Ronda had said

The confrontations after that resulted in 33 deaths and 15 injured in the vicinity of the jail,

Rafael told a media briefing

This shocking incident raises urgent questions about the state of security and the justice system in Mozambique,

Adriano Nuvunga, director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Mozambique, wrote on X on Wednesday