129 dead in DR Congo jail break attempt: govt

"The provisional human toll is 129 dead, including 24 who were shot after warnings," minister Jacquemain Shabani said in a video message, adding that at least 59 others had been wounded at the Makala prison in the capital, Kinshasa.

At least 129 people were killed during a weekend prison break attempt at the largest jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (AFP photo)