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Mozambique race riots kill at least 200 in Lourenco Marques
Reported by AP, the race riots after white settlers' surrender provoked 200 mostly black deaths. Hospital tallies include 47 dead in Beira and 171 hospitalized, with widespread looting and severe damage in black shantytowns around Lourenco Marques. Portuguese forces deployed to restore order as food shortages hit the black population.
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