Dozens escape Comoros prison walking out of main gate

Prisoners walk after their release at the entrance to the main prison in Moroni, Comoros on May 29, 2019. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  AFP

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  • Officials in the Indian Ocean archipelago said 38 prisoners escaped an overcrowded jail in the capital, Moroni, in a jailbreak initiated by a detained soldier.

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