Bissopo was driving the car, with his bodyguard and two other Renamo members, when a car came up behind and two men fired AK47s. Bissopo was seriously wounded, hit in the arm, leg and abdomen and the car tyres were shot out, but he managed to drive to the Renamo office. From there he was taken to a private clinic and is now out of danger.
Bissopo is also a member of parliament and of the parliament’s governing body, the Standing Commission. (O Pais, AIM En 21 Jan)
Meanwhile Renamo has accused the government of kidnapping and killing two Renamo members while government has accused Renamo of killing two people including a traditional chief, all in Gorongosa, Sofala.