33 dead, 1,500 escaped in Mozambique prison riot

3 weeks ago

A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael has said. About 1,534 people escaped from the prison in the incident but 150 of them have now been recaptured, Rafael said on Wednesday. Hundreds of prisoners escaped from two correctional facilities in Maputo, according to local media reports. "There have been