Government working on safe repatriation of SA citizens affected in Mozambique attacks
Earlier this week it was reported that hundreds of people were affected by attacks in Palma, Mozambique.
Although the Department of International Relations and Cooperation has not yet consolidated numbers, it has confirmed that there were South Africans citizens affected by recent attacks in Mozambique.
Earlier this week, there were reports of violent attacks in the northern region of Capo Delgado in Mozambique, which affected hundreds of people. Palma was the town in which the latest attacks were reported to have taken place.
Department spokesperson, Lunga Ngqengelele, said the department was in talks with the Mozambican government to offer assistance to those affected.
“We do also take note of a report in the media that a South African has died in the process, we are still looking into that information. We are trying to provide support to those who have found themselves trapped in this situation,” he said.
Ngqengelele said the government was working in ensuring that South Africans affected were able to come back home safe.
“We do not have the numbers yet of those affected, this is part of the information we are trying to attain through our mission there.”
The latest attacks in Mozambique were believed to be related to Islamic militants’ attacks in the country over energy resources which started in 2018.
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In a statement on Friday, the United States Embassy in Mozambique condemned the attacks in Palma.
“We express our solidarity with the Palma community and the Mozambican Armed Forces working to re-establish peace and security. The embassy is deeply concerned by the terrorists’ continued assaults against the residents of Cabo Delgado, who have suffered tremendously from the terrorists’ brutal and indiscriminate tactics.”
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