MONGO, Chad: More than 100 inmates escaped a Chad prison during a shoot-out that left three people dead, and wounded a state governor visiting the facility, officials told AFP on Saturday.
The break-out occurred late Friday when an uprising happened in the high-security penitentiary five kilometers (three miles) from the town of Mongo, in the center of the country.
鈥淭here are around 100 who escaped, three dead and three wounded,鈥� Hassan Souleymane Adam, secretary general of the Guera province in which Mongo is located, said.
A local Mongo official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said prisoners broke into a manager鈥檚 office to steal guns.
鈥淎 shootout with guards ensued, at the same time the governor arrived. He was wounded,鈥� he said.
The Mongo official confirmed there were three dead, and put the total number of escaped prisoners at 132.
He said the prisoners revolted after complaining about a lack of food.
Chad鈥檚 Justice Minister Youssouf Tom told AFP by telephone that he was about to fly to region and would be able to give 鈥減recise information once I am at Mongo in the coming hours.鈥�