The suspects were caught putting an unknown corrosive chemical in the
turbines of the hydro-electric dam in Tete province, national police
spokesman Pedro Cossa said.
They were described as a 50-year-old German soldier and architect, a
21-year-old South African, a 30-year-old Portuguese hotel worker and a
28-year-old pilot from Botswana.
Tete police chief Jamal Chande said samples of the substance had been
sent to the capital for analysis and criminal charges have been filed
against the men.
Police confiscated 500 kilos of the substance.
"They are suspected of attempting something. Now they were transferred
to the judiciary in Tete to face the accusation," he said.
The Cabora Bassa dam, which was built by Mozambique’s former colonial
power Portugal in 1974, has a capacity of 14 000 megawatts of power. It
is a key source of electricity for Mozambique and its neighbours, South
Africa and Malawi.
IOL/SAPA/DPA
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