Body found in search for missing Briton after Mozambique Isis attack

Family of Philip Mawer say it appears he died trying to escape the assault in Palma last week

A body matching the description of a missing British man has been found, eight days after he was caught up in an attack by Islamic State-linked insurgents in Mozambique.

The family of Philip Mawer said on Thursday that it appeared that he had died while trying to escape the deadly assault on the town of Palma last week.