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Supporters of a jailed Christian sect leader attacked the prison holding him in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, freeing him and about 50 other inmates early on Wednesday, the government said.Ne Muanda Nsemi - a self-styled prophet and leader of the Bundu dia Kongo movement - was arrested in March after a series of deadly clashes between his supporters and police, government spokesman Lambert Mende said.Witnesses said they had heard gunfire near Makala prison at around 4 a.m. (0300 GM…READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/05/17/...Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa.Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanewsAfricanews is available in English and French.Website : www.africanews.comFacebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.c...Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews
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