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Image: Reuters [File photo] The insurgency broke out in the country s northeast in 2017 and the rebels have stepped up attacks in the past year.
Mozambique’s government, which is facing a growing insurgency, will create a special unit in the attorney general’s office to investigate and prosecute cases of terrorism, the attorney general said on Wednesday.
The insurgency broke out in the country’s northeast in 2017 and the rebels have stepped up attacks in the past year.
Last month, they assaulted the coastal town of Palma, near natural gas projects worth $60 billion that are meant to transform Mozambique’s economy. Dozens of people were killed, the government says.
Mozambique to form special unit to prosecute terrorism cases - attorney general
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Mozambique s government, which is facing a growing Islamist insurgency, will create a special unit in the attorney general s office to investigate and prosecute cases of terrorism, the attorney general said on Wednesday.
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MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique’s government, which is facing a growing Islamist insurgency, will create a special unit in the attorney general’s office to investigate and prosecute cases of terrorism, the attorney general said on Wednesday.
The insurgency broke out in the country’s northeast in 2017 and the rebels have stepped up attacks in the past year.
Last month, they assaulted the coastal town of Palma, near natural gas projects worth $60 billion that are meant to transform Mozambique’s economy. Dozens of people were killed, the government says.
Presenting her annual report to parliament, Attorney General Beatriz Buchili said a new special unit would be dedicated to investigating and prosecuting complex crimes, including terrorism.
MAPUTO, April 28 (Reuters) - Mozambique's government, which is facing a growing Islamist insurgency, will create a special unit in the attorney general's office to investigate and prosecute cases of terrorism, the attorney general said on Wednesday.
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