At least 52 people have been murdered in small village in northern Mozambique in a massacre carried out by Muslim terrorists.
The atrocity took place in Xitaxi in the Muidumbe district after locals refused to be recruited into the ranks of an Islamist group operating in the region with most of the victims either being shot or beheaded.
Police spokesman Orlando Mudumane told the state-owned broadcasting service:
“The criminals tried to recruit young people to join their ranks, but there was resistance. This provoked the anger of the criminals, who indiscriminately killed – cruelly and diabolically – 52 young people.”
Mozambique has seen an sharp increase in the number of terrorist attacks and atrocities being carried out by Muslims loyal to the Islamic State who seek to establish an Islamic state Cabo Delgado province, a gas rich region, and have mounted a number of attacks on security forces in recent months.
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