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Mozambique to investigate woman’s ‘horrifying’ execution

The men are seen repeatedly whipping her as she screams in pain. They then proceed to mow her down in a hail of bullets, firing over 30 rounds. Photo: Twitter/Zenaida Machado.

The Mozambique government has promised to investigate a disturbing video of people dressed in army uniforms killing a naked woman. The unverified video, reportedly filmed in the Cabo Delgado province in north Mozambique was shared by Human Rights Watch researcher Zenaida Machado on twitter, eliciting widespread furore.

“Very graphic video shows men in military uniform in Mozambique - apparently Cabo Delgado - chasing a naked woman, beating her with sticks and then killing her with several gunshots,” wrote Machado, a former BBC producer and journalist.

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