British national Philip Mawer likely died in Mozambique gas town attack - statement
01/04/2021 13:29
JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters) - British national Philip
Mawer appears to have died in an Islamic State-claimed attack on
the gas hub town of Palma in northern Mozambique, his employer
RA International said on Thursday, adding a body matching his
description had been recovered.
"It appears that Philip died while trying to escape from the
siege by ISIS-linked insurgents of the Amarula Hotel," RA
International, which operated in Palma, said in a statement on
behalf of his family
(Reporting by Emma Rumney; editing by John Stonestreet)
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