Congo to execute over 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says

More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said.Seventy of the convicts were transported on Sunday, Congolese Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba said, adding to 102 other prisoners who have already been sent to Angenga prison in the northern Mongala province.The men have been convicted of armed robbery and are locally known as "Kulunas" or "urban bandits." They're aged betwee