source: Kivu Security Tracker
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-) Prison Guards
location: Kongolo
notes: On 1 November 2020, a group of inmates assaulted and took 1 guard as hostage during a jailbreak in the central prison of Kongolo town (Kongolo, Tanganyika). 25 prisoners out of 57 escaped and the police guard was left unharmed. [size=no report]