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Jailbreak amid Mozambique protests sees 1,500 prisoners escape, 33 killed

Mozambican security forces are seen next to a burning barricade in Maputo on December 24, 2024 [Amilton Neves/AFP]

A suspected riot inside a jail in Mozambique’s capital has left at least 33 people dead and 15 injured, while more than 1,500 prisoners escaped, authorities said.

Police general commander Bernardino Rafael on Wednesday said 150 of the prisoners who fled the prison in Maputo have been recaptured.

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