中非剛果民主共和國（RDC）位於首都金夏沙的馬卡拉監獄（Makala Prison, Kinshasa）前日晚間發生大規模越獄未遂事件，造成至少129人死亡、59人受傷。
Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, most of them in a stampede (from @AP) https://t.co/zyGPwH0aoM
— EJ News (@ejnews0) September 3, 2024
綜合《BBC》、《美聯社》報導，當地時間1日晚間至2日凌晨，超過百名囚犯試圖集體逃離監獄，剛果內政部長沙巴尼（Jacquemin Shabani）指出，鎮壓過程中，初估有24人因「警告射擊」而死，其餘皆為踩踏致死，總計超過129人死亡。
沙巴尼強調，此次事件導致重大人命和財產損失，監獄內的行政大樓、食品倉庫和醫院都起火受損，還有多名婦女在事件中遭到性侵；目前，當局表示監獄秩序已完全恢復，沒有囚犯成功越獄，當局已展開調查。
🔴📸🔞 #DRC- Democratic Republic of Congo says at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa.
— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) September 3, 2024
With a capacity of 1,500 places, this prison houses between 14,000 and 15,000 prisoners. pic.twitter.com/cs8k9f8Gm5
據了解，此次越獄規模之大，槍聲直到上午仍未平息，社群媒體上更流傳多部現場影片，地上都是囚犯的屍體，甚至多到得「人疊人」才能暫時安放，畫面令人震驚。
根據國際特赦組織（Amnesty International）的最新報告，馬卡拉監獄可容納1500人，是剛果最大監獄，但現在卻關了超過1萬名囚犯，導致監獄過度擁擠，頻繁出現囚犯餓死的事件。
Attempted jailbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s main prison in capital Kinshasa leaves at least 129 people dead, most of them in stampede – authorities pic.twitter.com/fzSSELfja3
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) September 3, 2024
司法部長穆坦巴（Constant Mutamba）表示，這起越獄事件是「有預謀的破壞行為」，並警告煽動者將面臨嚴厲處罰；此外，穆坦巴同時宣布，雖然禁止從馬卡拉轉移囚犯，但為減緩監獄擁擠問題，將建造新監獄等措施。
❗️🇨🇩 - An escape attempt in a prison in Kinshasa in the Republic of the Congo left 129 dead and 59 injured, reported Deputy Prime Minister of the Interior, Shabani Lukoo.
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) September 3, 2024
The official explained that more than 100 of the deaths were due to a stampede or asphyxiation. pic.twitter.com/9GfyZBEKoM
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