Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town, Killing Several People; Fate of Hundreds Unknown – The New York Times

Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town, Killing Several People; Fate of Hundreds Unknown (Published 2021)

The attack by hundreds of militants trapped nearly 200 people, including foreign workers, in a hotel in Palma, Mozambique, site of a major gas project.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/27/world/africa/27mozambique-insurgents-attack.html

After establishing some control, around 100 additional insurgents descended on the area, attacking villages along the way and cutting off roads leading into the town center that government forces could use to send in reinforcements, the contractors said. Insurgents then hunted down government officials and attacked government buildings.