The World - News from April 21, 1988

The United States said it is appalled by atrocities committed by Mozambique rebels against civilians, as detailed in a report commissioned by the State Department. The report, based on interviews with refugees who fled Mozambique, said the Mozambique National Resistance conducts a terror campaign against villages and farms, killing or enslaving thousands of civilians. It estimated that the rebels may have caused 100,000 deaths over the last two years. State Department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley said, “We hope that bringing these horrifying findings to public attention will generate effective international pressure on (the rebel organization) to cease its atrocities.”