{
  "id": 9585437,
  "title": "TotalEnergies refused rescue aid during deadly Mozambique attack, inquest hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/totalenergies-refused-rescue-aid-during-deadly-mozambique-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:09:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/totalenergies-refused-support-deadly-mozambique-attack-inquest-hears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British inquest hearing in Winchester revealed that TotalEnergies refused fuel to helicopters evacuating civilians and denied British special forces use of its construction site during a 2021 Islamist militant attack in Mozambique. The attack, which killed 1,354 civilians, including 55 workers on the TotalEnergies project, resulted in the death of Philip Mawer, a 58-year-old British construction contractor. The coroner ruled that Mawer was unlawfully killed by an unknown person, accepting TotalEnergies' argument that the company had no legal duty of care to him as a subcontractor. TotalEnergies faces two criminal complaints in France over its Mozambique operations, including an involuntary manslaughter case tied to the Palma attack. French human rights lawyer Henri Thulliez emphasized the importance of testimonies under oath about the events in Palma for accountability of multinationals.",
  "summary": "Sworn testimony comes as energy giant faces two criminal complaints in France over its Mozambican operations.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}