Dozens killed in attempted jailbreak in African state

A Congolese official says at least 24 people were hit by gunfire, and more than 100 died as a result of “jostling or suffocation”

More than 120 people were killed and several others injured during an attempted prison break in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), the authorities of the Central African nation reported on Tuesday.

The incident at Makala central prison – the country’s largest penitentiary – in the capital...