Eleven Survivors Tell Their Story as a Massacre is Uncovered
Eleven survivors, along with two additional witnesses, have come forward to recount a harrowing ordeal in which only 26 men lived through a brutal massacre. According to a summary report published by POLITICO, a survey identified 97 victims and outlined their causes of death, which included suffocation, beatings, gunshots, forced disappearances—where individuals were presumably executed—and others reported as missing, presumed dead after last being seen in the custody of the army.
Family members of the victims revealed to POLITICO that they had remained silent about the incident for years due to fears of reprisal.
The tragic events reportedly occurred near a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique. However, work on the site was suspended in 2021 as Islamist militants began to overrun the region. Both energy giant TotalEnergies and Mozambican authorities have denied knowledge of the incident.
In a statement released Tuesday, Mozambique LNG highlighted that the Mozambican Ministry of Defence had signaled in October its “total openness and willingness to accept a transparent and impartial investigation.” The company echoed this sentiment, stating that it had formally invited Mozambican authorities to launch such an investigation “as soon as possible.” Mozambique LNG assured that it would continue pressing the authorities to pursue these efforts, as the responsibility for advancing the investigation now rests solely with them.
On November 24, a separate joint investigation conducted by the French newspaper Le Monde and investigative platform Source Material supported many of the same findings reported by POLITICO. Their work further underscores the gravity of the alleged human rights abuses associated with the Mozambican military in close proximity to the LNG project.
At the center of the controversy lies a demand for answers and accountability, as the true scale of the massacre and its implications continue to unfold.
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