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Insurgents abduct children from Mocímboa da Praia

Members of the Islamic State-affiliated insurgency are believed to have removed their own children from the port city, raising fears of a coming attack

A still from a video shared on social media shows IS-backed insurgents preaching at a mosque in Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado last month

Armed insurgents abducted children believed to be their own offspring in a raid on the town of Mocímboa da Praia on Tuesday, in the same neighbourhood where they held a public meeting last month.

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