HighArsonCampaignDocumented
· Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique
Churches burned in the fall of Mocímboa da Praia
Parish churches, Mocímboa da Praia
- Killed
- 0
- Injured
- 0
- Structures
- 4
- Denomination
- Catholic and Protestant
ISIS-linked militants seized the Cabo Delgado port town and burned churches along with government buildings. Clergy and parishioners fled south.
The Cabo Delgado insurgency has emptied Christian and Muslim communities alike; churches are routinely burned when towns fall.
Source: Aid to the Church in Need / AP · Open report
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