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Officials have said 129 people died, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers, and others who died in a stampede trying to escape the Makala Central Prison in the capital of Kinshasa .
Justice Minister Constant Mutamba called the attempted jailbreak a “premeditated act of sabotage” Rights groups and the opposition call for an independent investigation, accusing the government of using excessive force and covering up the true death toll.
The European Union on Wednesday called on Congolese authorities “to quickly shed light on these tragic events”.
Mutamba, the justice minister, announced a ban on the transfer of inmates from Makala and pledged that authorities will build a new prison, among other efforts to reduce overcrowding. But these pledges have little meaning for the victims' families of the victims, who said they were being kept in the dark about the fate of their loved ones. “It is sad that prisoners die as if they were animals,” said Joyce Imongo , whose 43-year-old brother was among those who died on Monday ..
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