The horrific scenes played out in Congo's main prison on Tuesday, with Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemin Shabani confirming guards fired 'warning' gunshots into the crowd of prisoners.
An attempted mass escape from Democratic Republic of Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said on Tuesday.
Makala, the country’s largest prison, with capacity for 1,500 people, holds more than 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. The facility has recorded previous escapes, including in 2017 when an attack by a religious sect freed dozens. Gunfire inside the prison started in the early hours of Monday, residents said.
The attempted escape was plotted from inside the prison by inmates in one of the wings, Mbemba Kabuya, the deputy justice minister, told the local Top Congo FM radio. In the hours that followed the attack, the road to the prison was cordoned off while authorities convened a panel to investigate the incident.
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