DR Congo prison break: At least 129 people killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Interior Minister has confirmed that at least 129 people have been killed, after an attempted prison break.
People living close to the Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa, reported hearing gunfire in the early hours of Monday morning.
The prison has recorded previous jailbreaks, including in 2017 when more than 4,000 prisoners escaped from the facility after an attack by armed men at night.
Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports.
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