Mozambican forces say they have captured four jihadists involved in recruiting and radicalising people and have announced the death of 16 others.
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Police commander Bernardino Rafael said some of the jihadists died from gunshot wounds during confrontations with the authorities, while others were attacked by wild animals – mainly lions and crocodiles.
He spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with local residents in Quissanga district in the northern Cabo Delgado province.
They are dying from gunshot wounds… Many of them [were] wounded by our weapons. But even animals also contribute to the death of the Islamist insurgents.”
He said the population was burying some of the dead jihadists – under the supervision of the authorities – who had succumbed from recent and previous injuries, while some had been devoured by the animals.