"The Kangwayi prison in Beni was attacked at 3:30 pm by assailants whose identity is not yet known," Julien Paluku, governor of North Kivu province, told reporters on Sunday.
"Ijele iKangwayi eliseBeni lihlaselwe ngo-15:30 ntambama ngabasolwa abangakaziwa," kusho uJulien Paluku, onguNdunankulu esifundazweni iNorth Kivu, etshela izintatheli.