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For three days 180 people have taken refuge in a hotel under siege by the jihadists
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March 27, 2021 About 180 people trapped in a hotel in a city in northern Mozambique besieged by jihadists were evacuated, but some were killed in an ambush.
This was reported by a security source.
The cellular communication network in the city of Palma, in the province of Cabo Delgado, was interrupted on Wednesday afternoon, when the assault began.
Terrified residents fled to nearby forests and foreign workers took refuge in the Amarula Palma hotel.
About 80 people were taken away from the hotel in military trucks, but some vehicles were ambushed immediately after the departure: some people were killed and many others managed to escape, "explained the source. who remained in the hotel reached the nearby military barracks on the waterfront and were transported aboard boats to an unknown location, the source added. The militiamen launched an attack three days ago after the French oil giant Total announced the gradual resumption of a natural gas extraction project near Palma, according to reports from the website of the Deutsche Welle agency. , in the province of Cabo Delgado Total is the main foreign investor in the region, which also sees the presence of other foreign oil companies, such as ExxonMobil.