The Bishop of the city of Pemba and president of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of Mozambique is asking the government to declare national mourning for the thousands of people killed in the town of Palma, Cabo Delgado province.

This is a reaction to the data revealed by American journalist and writer Alex Perry, according to which 1,357 people died in Palma during the terrorist attack on March 24, 2021. Read here...

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The bishop, Monsignor Antonio Juliasse, made the request during a homily in order to allow the population to "mourn and pay homage to those killed" in the massacre.

"If the data can't be refuted, then we've had a massacre here in Cabo Delgado that no one has mentioned before. Added to the other deaths in this war, there are thousands of families to whom no condolences have been paid," said the bishop, quoted by RDP Africa.

The source said that the bishop referred to the results of Alex Perry's investigation, saying that the government and TotalEnergies had omitted data on the true scale of the attack.

This information comes at a time when the church has expressed its commitment to a possible negotiation process to eradicate terrorism in Mozambique in the second half of next month.

Meetings are scheduled for August and September in Mocímboa da Praia and Macomia with around 50 religious leaders, Muslim and Christian organizations, according to the radio station.