BYLINE: Paul Fauvet, Political
Bureau and Sapa
MAPUTO: Mozambique has declared an emergency as thousands of its citizens fleeing the xenophobic attacks in South Africa stream back into their home country.
The decision was taken at an emergency cabinet meeting called to discuss the violence in South Africa, Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi said yesterday.
More than 10 000 Mozambicans have arrived at the Ressano Garcia border crossing. Most are destitute. They lost their possessions and in many cases could only watch helplessly as mobs burned down their homes.
The exodus is likely to grow.
Baloi said thousands of Mozambicans were …
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