Religious leaders detained over services in the mountains

By Will Ross

The police in Mozambique say they have arrested six religious leaders who tried to get around the coronavirus restrictions by holding services for their followers up in the mountains. 

Officials in Milange district close to the border with Malawi say they switched from holding their services in their normal premises to try to avoid getting caught for breaking the ban on large gatherings. 

Mozambique has recorded less than 600 cases of coronavirus and three deaths.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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