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Dozens killed during attempt to break out of DR Congo’s largest prison

Police officers outside Makala prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following an attempted jailbreak, 2 September 2024. © Photo from video via AP

At least 129 people were killed as prisoners tried to break out of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest prison, which is chronically overcrowded.

Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani announced that at least 129 people died during a jailbreak out of Makala prison in the capital, Kinshasa, in the early hours of Monday.

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