Mozambique says five of its citizens are killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with violence occurring in the southern coastal city of Mossel Bay over the weekend. Mozambique’s government links the deaths to anti-immigration protests and related attacks targeting foreign nationals. Several reports say about 800 Mozambicans are affected or caught up in the violence, including people seeking safety amid the unrest.
Following the violence, Mozambique and South African authorities begin or step up efforts to repatriate displaced Mozambicans. Multiple outlets report that hundreds of Mozambicans return home over the weekend and that repatriation efforts continue afterward. One report also notes a separate figure beyond the five deaths, citing two additional fatalities attributed to a road accident while travelling back toward Mozambique, without attributing those deaths to xenophobic attacks.
The accounts presented rely on Mozambique government statements and describe the broader backdrop of rising xenophobic tensions in South Africa. The reports do not provide independent casualty verification or additional details about the circumstances of the killings beyond the attribution to xenophobic attacks.
