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Africa Live: Dozens escape from Comoros main prison by walking out - BBC News Africa Live: Dozens escape from Comoros main prison by walking out - BBC News
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Richard Hamilton
BBC World Service newsroom
The authorities in the Comoros say dozens of prisoners have escaped from a prison in the capital Moroni, by simply walking through the main gate. Police in Kenya have arrested seven suspects in connection with a gang rape of a woman in western Bomet county.
The islands' public prosecutor, Ali Mohamed Djounaid, said 38 inmates were missing from Moroni Prison, the largest in the archipelago. The incident, captured in a viral video, happened in Chebanyi village last December, the police said.
He blamed negligent security guards. The clip trending as "sigor boys" on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows several men in a dimly lit room taking turns to sexually assault a woman, who is heard screaming.
A government spokesperson said the escape appeared to have been pre-planned. The video has shocked the country, with many calling for justice to the unidentified woman.
Police said in a statement on Thursday they arrested the suspects following an operation in the area.
Two of the suspects were positively identified and police say they are pursuing the other individuals.
Police said that they will bring the suspects to court and apply to hold them for longer to complete investigation.
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