Supporters of a jailed Christian sect leader attacked the prison holding him in Congo's capital Kinshasa, freeing him and about 50 other inmates early on Wednesday, the government said. Witnesses said they had heard gunfire near Makala prison at around 4 a.m. Wednesday (11 p.m. The United Nations warned its staff to avoid unessential movement around Kinshasa, saying the situation was calm but unpredictable. Soldiers stopped young men for questioning near Nsemi's house in the city's district of Ngaliema and arrested some of them, a Reuters witness said. At least six of Nsemi's supporters were killed earlier this year during the two-week standoff at his Kinshasa residence that led to his capture.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2017 07:52 UTC