source: Malawi24
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Malawi)
actor2: Civilians (Malawi)
location: Mzimba
notes: On 4 October 2020, a group set 5 houses on fire and damaged a mill in the Katope area, Mzimba (Mzimba) to avenge an attack to a villager beaten in July, accused of stealing bags of tobacco (coded separately, July 2020). 2 people were arrested; no reports on injuries.