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INSANE: Gunfire heard in drc s biggest prison after attempted jail break | Vintage Vibes

Congolese police and United Nations soldiers stand guard after the incident at the Makala jail in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo [Junior D Kannah/AFP]

The government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says inquiries are under way after an attempted jailbreak overnight from the country’s biggest prison.

Heavy gunfire rang out early Monday morning from Makala central prison in the capital Kinshasa as inmates tried to break out from the overcrowded facility, authorities said.

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