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At least 900 prisoners have escaped from jail, including members of an Islamist militant group,the mayor of eastern Congolese city of Beni Tuesday ,said.
Modeste Bakwanamaha said rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and other rebel groups were among those who had been sprung from the jail by attackers using welding equipment.
Sequel to the break-out , only 100 out of the 1,000 inmates remained in the prison.
Authorities said that 100 rebel groups are active in Congo’s east, many of them are fighting over the country’s precious natural resources.
Among them is the ADF, originally from Uganda.
The group has been alleged of killing thousands of people.
(dpa/NAN)
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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