Chimoio (AIM) – The Mozambican police on Monday morning shot dead two gunmen of the rebel movement Renamo whom they surprised in an attempt to sabotage a bridge at Honde, in Barue district, in the central province of Manica.
Source: Police prevent Renamo from sabotaging bridge – The Zimbabwean
The bridge is on the main road between the Manica provincial capital, Chimoio, and the western city of Tete. The two men killed are believed to have been part of the same Renamo gang that sabotaged the road on Sunday by digging a trench across it.
The Manica provincial police commander, Armando Canheze, told AIM on Monday that the units of the defence and security forces sent to maintain order in the Honde area were informed of the plan to sabotage the bridge. When they prevented the sabotage, there was an exchange of fire, and two of the Renamo group were killed. The police recovered their bodies and weapons later.
“It’s true”, said Canheze. “We shot two men who, in the company of others, tried to sabotage the bridge on national highway EN7, specifically in the Honde region. The dead men were found with two firearms. One of them was a youngster and the other an adult.”
The bridge is on the main road between the Manica provincial capital, Chimoio, and the western city of Tete. The two men killed are believed to have been part of the same Renamo gang that sabotaged the road on Sunday by digging a trench across it.
The Manica provincial police commander, Armando Canheze, told AIM on Monday that the units of the defence and security forces sent to maintain order in the Honde area were informed of the plan to sabotage the bridge. When they prevented the sabotage, there was an exchange of fire, and two of the Renamo group were killed. The police recovered their bodies and weapons later.
“It’s true”, said Canheze. “We shot two men who, in the company of others, tried to sabotage the bridge on national highway EN7, specifically in the Honde region. The dead men were found with two firearms. One of them was a youngster and the other an adult.”
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