Dozens of people have been killed in an attack on the northern Mozambique town of Palma, including 7 people who succumbed when a convoy of cars was ambushed in an escape attempt. Hundreds of other people, both local and foreigners, have been rescued from the town. Militants struck Palma, a logistics hub for international gas projects worth $60 billion, on Wednesday. A South African, Adrian Nel has been killed in the violence in Mozambique.