A group of youths in a village in northern Mozambique attacked and killed a policeman on Christmas Day.According to a report in the independent daily “O Pais”, the incident occurred in Matambalale, in Muidumbe district, in Cabo Delgado province. The police officer, whose name was not given in the report, intercepted a young man who was selling food. An angry altercation followed (it is not clear why), and when the policeman walked away, he was followed by a group of young villagers.Realising that he was being followed, the policeman turned and opened fire, shooting one of the youths in the leg.The other youths replied with a hail of stones. When they moved closer to their victim, the members of the crowd used machetes and other sharp objects, and beat him to death.The head of public relations in the Cabo Delgado provincial police command, Henriques Celiano, told the paper that so far nobody has been arrested in connection with this murder. However, he said the police would do all in their power to bring those responsible for the crime to justice.
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