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Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country

# A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, as civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election continues. A decision on Monday by Mozambique’s top court confirming Frelimo’s victory in the election has sparked fresh nationwide protests by opposition groups and their supporters who say the vote was rigged. The country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael blamed protests outside the prison for encouraging the riot. About one-thousand-500 people escaped from the prison in the incident but at least 150 have been recaptured.