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Tanzania hit by recent IS attack near Mozambique border: Police

October 22 2020, 8:29 pm

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Dar es Salaam, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):Tanzanian police have said that about 300 militants launched a cross-border attack from Mozambique last week, confirming an earlier claim by the Islamic State group.

“It’s true that about 300 terrorists from Mozambique attacked our station at Kitaya in (southern) Mtwara last week and killed some people,” said police chief Simon Sirro, speaking to journalists on Wednesday.