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More than 1,500 escape in Mozambique prison break amid election tensions
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More than 1,500 people escaped during a prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo that left 33 people dead on Wednesday. About 150 have since been recaptured injured, according to police general commander Bernardino Rafael.