At least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a maximum security prison in Mozambique after a mass jail break, leaving 33 prisoners dead and 15 others injured after violent clashes with security forces

Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election, which extended long-ruling party Frelimo’s stay in power. Opposition groups and their supporters claim the vote was rigged.

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the