47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia

Dozens of inmates escaped from a maximum security prison outside Liberia’s capital over the weekend, authorities said Monday.

The 47 inmates were able to escape because of a breach in the prison security system, the Justice Ministry said in a statement. The prison is in Kakata, a town 55 kilometres (34 miles) northeast of the capital, Monrovia.

The ministry said that it was “deeply concerned about this incident and is taking all…