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Two policemen were killed and hundreds of prisoners escaped in an armed attack in eastern Congo

2022-08-10T15:26:26.767Z


Kinshasa, SANA- Two policemen were killed and hundreds of prisoners fled after an attack by gunmen on a prison in Butembo city, east of Jam


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Two policemen were killed and hundreds of prisoners fled after an attack by armed men on a prison in the city of Butembo, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Reuters quoted Anthony Mwalushi, a spokesman for the army's operations against armed groups in North Kivu province, as saying: "Mai Mai gunmen attacked the prison and opened fire, killing two policemen, damaging part of the prison and hundreds of prisoners escaping amid chaos." “.

More than 1,300 prisoners had escaped from a prison in the eastern city of Beni in 2020, during an operation carried out by militants targeting the prison.

Escapes are common in Congo's overcrowded prisons, where adequate precautions are not in place.

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Source: sena

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