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THE bodies of 12 beheaded expats have been found tied up under a mango tree in northern Mozambique after they tried to to flee an ISIS massacre. Dozens of innocent people, including children, were ruthlessly killed when terrorist militants went on the rampage in the key industrial town of Palma. Pedro da Silva, commander of the police station in the nearby village of Quitunda, said the bodies of the expats had since been buried in a mass grave, according to reports. "In total there were 12. They were all foreigners, I don’t know what nationality, but they were all white,"...
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...In addition to the amphorae, archaeologists found ropes, shoes, a wooden drill and organic "dunnage" or matting, made from vine shoots and grass, that was used to protect the ship's hull from the cargo, Cau said...Many of the amphorae contained the remnants of fish sauce, while others held oil from plants — likely olives, wine, and perhaps olives preserved in vinegar. The distinctive amphorae for different products were labeled with painted inscriptions known as "tituli picti" in Latin, he said...Previous studies found that many of the oil amphorae had seals stamped with a "Chrismon," or Christian monogram — similar to...
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There is a serious problem with the homogenized nature of cybersecurity professionals, Trellix CEO Bryan Palma said during his keynote at the RSA Conference. An overwhelming majority of individuals in the cybersecurity field identify as straight, white, and male, according to a recent Trellix-commissioned survey conducted by a market research firm. This clear lack of diversity is holding the industry back in two main ways. “First, we are turning away great people and doing our industry a significant disservice by failing to cultivate a more inclusive environment,” Palma explained. “We are all better when we benefit from the diverse perspectives...
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* Killing reportedly took place in the country's gas-rich province Cabo Delgado * Suspected ISIS-linked extremists ordered the pastor's wife to deliver his head * Police said the widow arrived to the local police headquarters last Wednesday * Cabo Delgado province has been rocked by attacks by ISIS-linked militants since 2017, killing at least 3,340 people and displacing more than 800,000Suspected ISIS-linked extremists have decapitated a Christian pastor before handing his severed head to his wife to show authorities in Mozambique. The killing, reported by local news, took place in the country's gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado. Last Wednesday,...
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The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a town in northern Mozambique last week that forced hundreds of foreign contractors to flee amid fierce fighting. Local police and soldiers were reported to have secured control of most of Palma on Monday, after hundreds of Islamist insurgents who overran the small port last week withdrew to surrounding forests and fields leaving a trail of devastation. In a statement issued on official media channels, the Islamic State claimed insurgents killed more than 55 members of local security forces and Christians, including those from “Crusader nations”, and destroyed official buildings...
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Last week, Human Rights Watch quoted witnesses in the city as saying they saw bodies on the streets and that militants were firing indiscriminately at people and buildings. "Al-Shabab fired on civilians in their homes and on the streets in Palma, as they tried to flee for their lives," Dewa Mavhinga, Southern Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said. He called on Mozambique to protect civilians "and bring all those responsible for abuses to account." The Cabo Delgado LNG project has been a recurring concern due to the fragile security situation in the region. Paris-based Total had to shut down...
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Seven people have died after trying to escape a hotel in Mozambique, according to reports. Updated 3 hours ago An attack by Islamist militants in northern Mozambique has seen seven die after a siege on a local hotel and dozens more have lost their lives after hundreds of militants stormed the town. Militants believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group are behind the attack which has also seen shops, banks and military barracks targeted. The BBC has reported how seven people were killed while trying to escape the Amaarula Hotel, including locals and foreigners working nearby. A...
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ercenaries in helicopters plucked survivors from body-strewn beaches and streets in northern Mozambique yesterday after a convoy of foreign contractors was attacked as it tried to flee Islamist militants. Dozens of expatriates were killed or left missing in an ambush outside their hotel compound in the strategic hub of Palma, close to Africa’s biggest gas project. Last night relatives of those unaccounted for were struggling to discover their fate. There was anger about the lack of an effective evacuation plan amid repeated warnings that Palma was a target for insurgents in Cabo Delgado province who have become increasingly well-equipped and...
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Prince Andrew has fled to Spain on a private jet with his live-in ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, as the heat continues to rise in the child sex trafficking case against his recently-deceased friend Jeffrey Epstein.Andrew, the Duke of York, was seen landing his plane in Malaga with the Duchess, after the pair left early from the Royal Family's vacation at the Queen's official Scottish residence in Balmoral, Scotland.
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The so-called “fact checkers” at Snopes have reached out to Breitbart News in an openly partisan attempt to wash away the story of armed members of the New Black Panther Party campaigning for the Democrat gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, Stacey Abrams. Over the weekend, Breitbart News–among other media outlets–published explosive photographs of armed Black Panthers campaigning for Abrams, holding up her campaign sign while also holding up various guns. In the story, Breitbart News included a quote from the campaign of her GOP opponent, Brian Kemp, calling on her to denounce the radicals campaigning for her. The story went viral....
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