source: AFP; Madagascar Tribune; L'Express de Madagascar
actor1: Rioters (Madagascar)
actor2: Police Forces of Madagascar (2019-)
location: Farafangana
notes: On 23 August 2020, prisoners and police clashed at Farafangana prison (Farafangana, Atsimo Atsinanana) when the prisoners attempted a mutiny. Prisoners attacked guards with rocks and stole a gun as they escaped. Police then fired on fleeing prisoners. 88 prisoners escaped, and between 20 and 23 prisoners were killed. 45 escaped prisoners were re-captured, 18 are still on the run. Some reports suggested that coronavirus restrictions on prisoners prompted the escape. [size=at least 88]