/ 9 October 2001

UNITA TRAIN MASSACRE TOLL RISES

THE number of people murdered by Unita during the attack on a train on 10 August is now reported to be 422 confirmed deaths, with 229 people still missing and unaccounted for. The train had been travelling from Luanda to Dondo when it was attacked near Zenza do Itombe, Cuanza Norte province. Unita has admitted that it attacked the train, but denies that many civilians were killed. However, in the current climate Unita’s terrorist attacks have rebounded on themselves. – Angola Peace Monitor