Kako navodi Telegram-kanal Directorate 4, militanti nisu naišli ni nakakav otpor. Oni su opljačkali nekoliko prodavnica i zapalili zgrade državnih organa.
These are some of the terrorists #Mozambique pic.twitter.com/nBo9z57wkI
— Fidelis Zengeza Zvomuya (@Zvomuya) June 1, 2020
Predsednik Mozambika Filipe Njusi izjavio je da je u grad poslao velike vojne snage koje su ga oslobodile za nekoliko sati. Pri tome, po njegovim rečima, militanti su likvidirali nekoliko vođa. Ipak, lokalni mediji pišu da su džihadisti napustili grad nakon pljačke.
@Mozambique : Armed jihadist claiming allegiance & support to #ISIS launched coordinated attacks in 3 groups to take over #Macomia town & surrounding villages. Simultaneous attacks began in the early morning of 28 May 2020 with a group of about 120 – 150 insurgents (conti) pic.twitter.com/fEemGT2m2z
— David Otto Endeley (@ottotgs) May 31, 2020