Mass prison break sees 6,000 inmates escape jail as violence breaks out after elections

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A mass jail break has seen at least 6,000 people escape from a maximum security facility - leaving 33 prisoners dead and 15 others injured after violent clashes with security forces. Inmates escaped from the jail in Mozambique's capital Maputo on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence tear through the country. Police chief Bernardino Rafael said 33 prisoners died and 15 others were injured during a confrontation with the

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