Mozambique: Kidnap Gang Targets Wrong Victim

Maputo — Two men, so far unidentified, on Thursday kidnapped a 28 year old woman by mistake, because they confused her with the daughter of a trader living in the T3 neighbourhood of the southern Mozambican city of Matola.

According to a report in Saturday's issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”, the two men gained entry to the house by pretending to be workers of the electricity company, EDM. They claimed they were looking into cases of illegal connections through which electricity is stolen.

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