Updated Wed, June 8th 2016 at 00:01 GMT +3MOZAMBIQUE: Gunmen from rebel group Renamo attacked a train in central Mozambique on its way to a coal mine, injuring the driver's assistant, the southern African nation's state news agency reported on Tuesday. This is the first time since Renamo stepped up hostilities this year that a train has come under attack, the state news agency reported, adding that previous ambushes have been against traffic on the main roads. Vale, which owns the train according to the news agency, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Renamo, which is also the official opposition in Mozambique, never completely disarmed after a civil war with the governing Frelimo party and launched a low-level guerrilla campaign in late 2012. More than 2,000 Mozambicans fled to neighboring Malawi in January as fighting flared up between government forces and rebels in the Tete province.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2016 17:48 UTC