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Gunfire heard in Congo's main prison in Kinshasa during an attempted jailbreak

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Gunfire heard in Congo 's main prison in Kinshasa during an attempted jailbreak.

Authorities say there is heavy gunfire coming from the overcrowded facility.

Makala prison is Congo ’s main penitentiary and one of the most fortified in the country.

Videos purporting to be from inside the prison showed several bodies on the ground.

VR Score

67

Informative language

62

Neutral language

69

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

possibly offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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1

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