The parliament said it regretted the recent decision by a European commissioner and the French and Belgian governments to hold talks with Mugabe. It went on to ask the European Commission to identify assets held overseas by Mugabe and his supporters. It said the value of the damage was not yet known and that assessments were still taking place. The state broadcaster specified that the attack was launched on the Gama neighbourhood early Monday morning, and that fighting ended when local combat veterans intervened. Neighbourhood official Pedro Capingala said the attackers caused panic among residents by first shelling houses and then looting their possessions.
People are still very stirred up.
The report said that the situation was calm on Wednesday and that a Benguela provincial government commission was to have visited Gama to evaluate the damage and the needs of victims' families. But later in the week the Angolan government denied that any attack had taken place on the air base. Journalists were reportedly given a tour of the base to prove it had not been attacked. In late December, the rebels attacked the city's airport, damaging three aircraft and the terminal building, the report said. Angola, Namibia, Zambia to reinforce border security Angolan Defence Minister Kundi Paihama said this week that his country and Namibia and Zambia were willing to find mechanisms aimed at reinforcing security along their common borders, Angop reported on Wednesday.