Islamic Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town In Gas-Rich Region Trapping Hundreds That Includes Foreigners

 

DW: Mozambique: Militants seize town, Total halts LNG operations 

Jihadis have seized a town and also allegedly attacked a convoy of fleeing civilians, including foreign workers, as fighting continued in the gas-rich region.

Islamist militants have seized control of the town of Palma in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, killing several people, including a foreign worker. 

They also allegedly attacked a convoy of fleeing civilians. At least one person was killed and a number wounded in the attack. 

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WNU Editor: Total has a $20 billion LNG project in this region that is now shut down.

More News On Islamic Insurgents Seizing Mozambique Town In Gas-Rich Region 

Confusion reigns as convoy of fleeing civilians attacked in besieged Mozambique town -- France 24

Convoy of fleeing civilians ambushed in besieged Mozambique town -- Reuters 

Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town, Killing Several People; Fate of Hundreds Unknown -- New York Times 

Multiple people trapped in Mozambique hotel after militant attack -- DW 

Mozambique insurgency: Islamist militants 'ambush workers fleeing hotel' -- BBC 

Mozambique: several dead as insurgents seize control of town -- The Guardian 

Attack by ISIS-linked militants traps over 180 people, including foreigners, in Mozambique hotel for days -- RT 

Dozens unaccounted for in Mozambique after Islamist attack, rights groups say -- CNN 

Over 180 people trapped in Mozambique hotel after attack -- Al Jazeera 

Total says Mozambique gas project work suspended after fighting -- Reuters

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