Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by Islamist insurgents on the northern Mozambique town of Palma. The number of people injured and killed in the four-day assault on Palma, or still unaccounted for, remained unclear and concerns have been sparked for British and Irish citizens caught in the bloodbath. A British contractor was among the dead, killed when suspected Islamist insurgents attacked his hotel compound, The Times reported earlier. Speaking to Sky News, Knox said that her son was shot as he tried to escape a hotel. Nel, 40, from South Africa was shot dead in a vehicle he was trying to flee in with his father and younger brother.

Source: The Nation March 28, 2021 21:00 UTC