Police officers are gathering information and authorities have moved security teams to areas where further attacks are feared in northern Mozambique, where previous attacks have been reported.
The five decapitated civilians were found among 17 others in the besieged city of Marawi. The town has been under the siege by the Maute militant group that has pledged allegiance to Daesh.
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