MAPUTO, Mozambique
Three people have been beheaded in a village in Quissanga district in the jihadist-hit northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
The macabre act is
believed to be the work of insurgents linked to the Islamic State group fleeing
the ongoing joint operations by Mozambican and Rwandan troops.
The incident occurred
on Tuesday but the reasons behind the killings are still unknown, according to
media reports.
The three dismembered
bodies are said to have been found by villagers in the morning. They also reported
seeing a vehicle without a number plate moving around.
Last week three
fishermen were reportedly beheaded in Macomia district, which was also
suspected to have been carried out by fleeing jihadists.
The incident was
reported by other fishermen who survived the attack.
The beheadings come at
a time when a sense of calm and security seems to be returning to many
districts in Cabo Delgado as a result of the military operations.
The jihadists have been
blamed for several mass beheadings since they began their insurgency in 2017.
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