The Islamic State group has said it was behind an attack on a graphite mining project run by an Australian firm in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, saying it beheaded two security guards at the site.
Triton Minerals Ltd confirmed the attack on its premises which took place on 8 June in the Ancuabe district, saying two members of its security and caretaker staff were killed, according to the Club of Mozambique news site.
The district is in the south of Cabo Delgado and IS has only recently started targeting it.
Previously the militants operated further north in the province, namely in the districts of Macomia, Mocimboa da Praia and Meluco.
Cabo Delgado has been at the centre of a jihadist insurgency since 2017 that has forced hundreds of thousands people from their homes.