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Hundreds Escape Pakistan Prison
Source: Voice of America
Hundreds Escape Pakistan Prison
Posted Sunday, April 15th, 2012 at 5:00 am
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say about 150 insurgents, armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades, have stormed a prison, freeing more than 380 prisoners.
Authorities say many of those who escaped during the attack early Sunday were militants.
Prison officials describe 20 of the freed inmates as “dangerous.”
One of the men was on death row for his involvement in an assassination attempt on former President Pervez Musharraf.
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Posted Sunday, April 15th, 2012 at 5:00 am
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say about 150 insurgents, armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades, have stormed a prison, freeing more than 380 prisoners.
Authorities say many of those who escaped during the attack early Sunday were militants.
Prison officials describe 20 of the freed inmates as “dangerous.”
One of the men was on death row for his involvement in an assassination attempt on former President Pervez Musharraf.
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Read more: http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/04/15/hundreds-escape-pakistan-prison/