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Islamic State claims deadly attack on northern Mozambique gas town

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People await the arrival of more ships from Palma district with people fleeing attacks by rebel groups, in Pemba, Mozambique, 29 March 2021. Survivors of the 24 March attacks carried out by Islamist militants in Palma, northern Mozambique are to arrive on boats in Pemba. EPA-EFE/LUIS MIGUEL FONSECA

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Islamic State on Monday formally claimed an attack on the northern Mozambique gas town of Palma, the SITE intelligence group said on Monday. 

Dozens of people were killed after Islamist insurgents linked to Islamic State launched an assault on the town on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Emma Rumney; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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