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

Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the presidential election results, a non-governmental organisation said Thursday.

A suspected riot in Mozambique's Maputo prison resulted in 33 deaths, 15 injuries, and over 1,500 escapes, amid claims of rigged elections. Authorities recaptured 150 prisoners. Tensions in the prison and surrounding area are rising,

The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.

At least 33 people died and over a dozen sustained injuries in a prison riot in Mozambique 's capital as civil unrest over October's disputed election continued on Christmas Day.

Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections has killed at least 21 people,

Mozambique is experiencing escalating civil unrest linked to October’s disputed election, which extended long-ruling party Frelimo’s stay in power. Opposition groups and their supporters claim the vote was rigged.

At least 21 people have been killed in unrest after Mozambique's top court on Monday confirmed long-ruling party Frelimo's victory in the election, the country's interior minister said late on Tuesday.