Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the presidential election results, a non-governmental organisation said Thursday.

More than 1 500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party as the winner of recent elections.

Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections has killed at least 21 people,

The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.

A ruling on Monday confirming that Daniel Chapo had won a disputed election has sparked protests and violence.

A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October's disputed election continues.

Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country.

At least 6,000 prisoners have escaped from a maximum security prison in Mozambique as widespread post-election riots and violence continue to engulf the country, officials said Wednesday. Thirty-three of them are said to have died during confrontations with the police and the military.