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Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says

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At least 165 women were raped by male inmates after a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo , the U.N. says.

Inmates at the Muzenze prison took advantage of the chaos and started to escape from the facility on Jan. 27 .

In a video posted to X and verified by NBC News , hundreds of people can be seen escaping from the prison as plumes of black smoke billow nearby.

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