Congo Jail Prisoners Death: At least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest prison, the country’s officials said on Tuesday (August 3). The New York Times quoted Congo’s Interior Minister Jacqueman Shabani in its report that most of the deaths were due to a stampede but at least 24 prisoners were killed in the firing. All these prisoners were trying to escape from Makala Central Prison early on Monday. He said on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that 59 people…
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