One of the inmates with a gun held out for about three hours, protected by 20 fellow prisoners, officials said.

A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander ...

Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election, which extended long-ruling party ...

A violent prison riot in Mozambique on Thursday has resulted in the deaths of at least 33 individuals and the escape of at least 1,500 inmates from a high-security facility in the capital, Maputo.

MAPUTO: A violent prison riot has claimed 33 lives and left 15 others injured in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, Bernardino ...

At least 33 were killed and over 1,500 escaped after a prison riot broke out in Mozambique on Christmas Day. The country has ...

A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday. About 1,534 people escaped from the ...

Riot linked to disputed election results Justice Minister claims riot started inside prison, unrelated to outside protests Over 1,500 escaped, 150 recaptured; rise in crime expected, police ...

By Custodio Cossa, Manuel Mucari MAPUTO (Reuters) -A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on ...