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More than 100 people have been killed and hundreds are reported missing during a train attack by suspected UNITA rebels, reports said on Monday. They said the attack took place on Friday near the town of Maria Teresa, about 150 km southeast of the capital Luanda.
The train was on its way to Dondo in the southern part of Cuanza Norte province. According to reports the train apparently detonated an anti-tank mine that had been laid on the track. They added that armed men appeared from the bush and began firing on passengers as they attempted to escape from the burning carriages. Funerals have already taken place for about 20 people. The 180 km route between Luanda and Dondo is one of the few functioning railways in Angola, with three services a week.
Meanwhile, in its latest update WFP said that “intense” military activity throughout the country has resulted in renewed displacements of “tens of thousands” of people. The food agency said the number of displaced in Camacupa in Bie province had tripled since May with more than 30,000 people targeted for food assistance in August.
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