Rebels from an outlawed political -religious group attacked Kinshasa’ s central prison on Wednesday, breaking out their leader and about 50 other prisoners , the Congolese government said .
“ Followers of the Bundu Dia Kongo ( BDK ) attacked Makala prison at dawn and broke out around 50 prisoners including their guru, Ne Muanda Nsemi , ” government spokesman Lambert Mende said , indicating that police had given chase.
A lawmaker , Nsemi is the spiritual leader of a movement which has called for an insurrection against Kinshasa.
The government has accused BDK followers of a string of violent attacks in western DR Congo since the start of the year .
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