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2 pm the rebels began open firing from nearby ditches using machine guns, mortars and bazookas. After the ambush started the government soldiers retreated and mayhem broke out with civilians trying to escape. One survivor, Rosa Jose recounted "I don’t know how it happened. I was traveling in my uncle’s car. Suddenly I heard shooting from all directions." There were at least 300 rebels present during the attack with a survivor recounting some rebels were as young as 10 years old. RENAMO destroyed at least 80 vehicles along a 4km stretch of road and shot victims trying to flee from the buses as well as burning buses full of civilians. One survivor said they witnessed rebels throwing children into a burning bus. Some civilians managed to escape towards the bush near the highway but were lured out by rebels and then open fired upon. Mass
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to arrive to escort the vehicles which was fairly ordinary for long distance road trips in
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389:Swedish
381:Italian
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