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| DR Congo: 11 dead and 900 escape in jail attack |
| 2017-06-12 |
| [Al Jazeera] Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates have escaped after person or persons unknown attacked a jail in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... 's restive east, an official said. "The Kangwayi prison in Beni was attacked at 3:30 pm by assailants whose identity is not yet known," Julien Paluku, governor of North Kivu province, told news hounds on Sunday. "In the exchange of fire between security forces and the attackers, authorities have [counted] 11 dead, including eight members of the security forces," AFP news agency quoted Paluku as saying. "For the moment, out of 966 prisoners, there are only 30 left in the prison." The Beni area and the neighbouring town of Butembo had been put under curfew from 6:30 pm, according to Paluku. "Only coppers and soldiers should be out from this time," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |