TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Post-election violence in Mozambique has claimed nearly 300 lives, media reports said on Saturday. Major cities in Mozambique were without key human and business activities on Friday as post-election violence in the country spread. Some businesses, including banks, were closed in the capital, Maputo, DW reported.

MAPUTO, Mozambique — At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country's police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country.

The death toll inflicted by Mozambique’s post-election unrest has climbed to 261, according to a local monitoring group, with most of the fatalities caused by police gunfire.Most Read from BloombergMigrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024Ho Chi Minh City Opens First Metro Line After Years of DelayWhile the situation on Friday had calmed in the capital Maputo,

Police chief Bernardino Rafael said 33 prisoners died and 15 others were injured during a confrontation with the security forces.

Thirty-three inmates were killed and 15 others sustained injuries during a violent clash with the prison's security forces.

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the

Thousands of inmates have reportedly escaped from a high-security prison on Christmas. A riot broke out at a prison in Mozambique's capital city on Christmas Day. The country's police chief announced the scary news on Thursday.