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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>An armed attack on public transport on a road in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, killed a Me\u0301decins Sans Frontie\u0300res driver on Saturday, the humanitarian organisation announced in a statement and relatives of passengers reported to Lusa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning [February 4], an attack occurred on the road between Macomia and Pemba, near Mitambo, in Mozambique, where a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member, during his day off, was wounded while travelling on public transport to visit his family in Pemba,\u201d the humanitarian organisation described.<\/p>\n

It was the second such attack, in the same area of national road 380 (EN 380, one of the main roads in the region), in three days.<\/p>\n

The victim died a few hours later while receiving medical care,. \u201cleaving behind his wife and five children.\u201d, the organisation added.<\/p>\n

The attack with gunfire and looting of goods culminated in two vehicles being burnt and at least two more people injured, passengers\u2019 relatives described to Lusa.<\/p>\n

There were survivors who fled on foot to nearby villages.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have confirmed [the attack] with relatives but I am not reassured because more relatives left Macomia for Pemba and I have no news from them,\u201d a 69-year-old woman lamented from Macomia.<\/p>\n

Federica Nogarotto, MSF\u2019s head of mission in Mozambique, lamented the death and highlighted the risks incurred by those providing support to the population in northern Mozambique.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we are grieving as we lost a colleague who, like all staff, was fully committed to assisting displaced families, many times facing significant risks. This is a very sad day for us\u02ba,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The organisation said it was \u201calarmed by continued violence in Northern Mozambique \u201d and the \u201cindiscriminate attacks killing and wounding civilians in Cabo Delgado\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, an armed group killed at least two people (sources who were on the scene said, without specifying, that the number is likely to be higher) and injured others in the same area, in another attack on vehicles including public transport, local sources reported.<\/p>\n

The incursions come at a time when Mozambican forces have launched operation Volcano IV, covering part of Macomia and Muidumbe districts, aimed at eliminating rebel hideouts.<\/p>\n

Me\u0301decins Sans Frontie\u0300res has been active in Cabo Delgado since 2019, including primary health care, mental health and psychosocial support and distribution of essential goods.<\/p>\n

Cabo Delgado province has faced an armed insurgency for five years with some attacks claimed by the extremist group Islamic State.<\/p>\n

The insurgency has led to a military response since July 2021 with support from Rwanda and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), liberating districts near gas projects, but new waves of attacks have emerged south of the region and in neighbouring Nampula province.<\/p>\n

The conflict has left one million people displaced, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and about 4,000 dead, according to the ACLED conflict registration project.<\/p>\n

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