What the records say
- When
- 2 Sep 2024
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 4.36° S, 15.29° E
- Description
- At least 129 inmates are killed in an attempted jailbreak at the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2024 Makala jailbreak attempt.
2024 Makala jailbreak attempt
2024 attempted jailbreak at the Makala Central Prison
On 2 September 2024, an attempted jailbreak at Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulted in the deaths of at least 129 people and more than 59 other injuries. A prison official said that no inmates escaped, but inmates and human rights groups said that there were around 2,000 fewer prisoners in the facility immediately after the incident. Part of the prison was set on fire.
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