An alcoholic beverage entrepreneur escaped an alleged kidnapping in the early hours of the morning.ã today at the Estrela Vermelha market in the Alto-Maé neighborhood of Maputo city. Meanwhile, one of his employees was taken away by the criminals.

Witnesses interviewed by Success TV said that the criminals were already waiting for the businessman at his place of work. Before the businessman arrived at the crime scene, the gang was already there.

It was a group of at least five individuals, two of whom each carried an AKM-type firearm. According to one of the witnesses, they were being transported in a Toyota Fun Cargo and a Mercedes.

They explained that the businessman was not taken because he reacted to the criminals' attacks.

As witnesses said, and as a video to which we have had access attests, some shots were fired and the criminals seized a white Toyota Quantum belonging to the businessman, as well as taking one of the workers. In the video you can see one of the criminals wielding an AKM. 

There were no reports of people being shot, but some were injured in an attempt to dodge the gunfire.

The witnesses said there were rumors that the individuals who carried out the action belonged to the police of the Republic of Mozambique, but they were suspicious of the way they acted.