Twenty-four people were shot dead and many others suffocated in a crush, the authorities say.
An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say.
"There were gunshots from 01:00 or 02:00 in the morning, and until around 05:00," Daddi Soso, who lives close to the prison, told the AFP news agency. Mr Lukoo posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, around 24 hours after the attempted breakout, acknowledging the extent of the incident and the death toll.
"Unfortunately, the administration and registry offices caught fire. These are urgent situations that we are currently addressing.”
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