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Thirteen people were killed in a jailbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's central Kasai region, the head of the prison said Saturday.
The unrest on Friday at the jail at Tshikapa was sparked by the death of a former militia fighter in detention and the refusal of prison staff to hand the body over to his friends for burial.
"Nine prisoners died when security forces tried to recapture them," prison head Masaka Nansaka told reporters, adding that two police officers and two former militia fighters were also killed.
"Eight others were injured by bullets and have been admitted to hospital."
Nansaka said roughly 60 people managed to escape, adding that the facility had held 272 civilian and 98 military prisoners before the jailbreak.
Police have captured 16 of the escapees.
13 killed after DR Congo jailbreak: prison chief
That's going to be fun.
The unrest on Friday at the jail at Tshikapa was sparked by the death of a former militia fighter in detention and the refusal of prison staff to hand the body over to his friends for burial.
"Nine prisoners died when security forces tried to recapture them," prison head Masaka Nansaka told reporters, adding that two police officers and two former militia fighters were also killed.
"Eight others were injured by bullets and have been admitted to hospital."
Nansaka said roughly 60 people managed to escape, adding that the facility had held 272 civilian and 98 military prisoners before the jailbreak.
Police have captured 16 of the escapees.
13 killed after DR Congo jailbreak: prison chief
That's going to be fun.
