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Mozambique insurgency: Children “being beheaded” by militants
Aid workers in Mozambique say children as young as 11 have been beheaded by Islamist militants. We hear from Portugal which is sending special forces to help the Mozambican army
Aid workers in Mozambique say children as young as eleven have been beheaded by Islamist militants. We hear from Portugal which is sending special forces to help counter the insurgents. Also on the programme, the British government presents a major overhaul of foreign and defence policy, Brazil gets its fourth health minister of the pandemic and is Iceland about to have a major volcanic eruption? (Photo: Thousands in Cabo Delgado have been forced to flee their homes. Credit: BBC News)
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