By António Cumbane and Ricardo Dias
Maputo (MOZTIMES) – The demonstrations against the election results are now being marked by the theft of guns and the freeing of prisoners in district prisons.
To date, there have been at least five attacks on police sub-units, followed by the theft of firearms. But there could be other, undocumented cases. Two cases were also registered, both in Zambezia province, where rioters broke into prisons and freed the inmates.
The most recent incident happened on Wednesday in the Zambezia district of Ile. Rioters attacked the prison and set free 78 inmates. On 6 December, a similar attack occurred in Morrumbala district, also in Zambézia.
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