Approximately 900 prisoners escaped from a prison in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following an attack by militants who may have been part of the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia) terrorist group. Writes about this The New York Times.
It is noted that the terrorists attacked the central prison of Kangbai and the military camp that defended it. According to the mayor of the city, Modeste Bakwanamaha, the criminals managed to break the doors using special equipment.
As a result, of the more than a thousand prisoners held in the prison, about 100 people remained there. So far, no terrorist group has claimed responsibility for what happened, but Bakwanamaha believes that the attack was organized by one of the movements controlled by IS.
In 2014, gunmen attacked a prison in the city of Butembo in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a result, all 370 prisoners escaped.
