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Friday, November 01, 2024  
28 Rabi Al-Akhar 1446  

Prisoners break out of jail during Eid prayers in Chaman

They snatched weapons from guards and fired shots; one killed in police fire
PHOTO Twitter/Ghulam Akhtar
PHOTO Twitter/Ghulam Akhtar

In Balochistan’s Chaman, several prisoners escaped from the jail after overpowering guards when they were allowed out of cells for Eid prayers in the early hours of Wednesday.

They also fired shots , however, there were no reports of casualties among the prison officials, but at least one inmate was killed in the retaliatory fire.

Sources said many prisoners involved in serious cases have managed to escape from the jail.

According to the police, while leaving the barracks for Eid prayers, the prisoners grabbed the gun from a prison guard and opened fire on the policemen.

The barrack in-charge said that accused involved in murder and other serious crimes were imprisoned in barrack No. 4. When the inmates of barrack 4 were taken out to pray, they all attacked the guards, all of a sudden.

According to the prison authorities, the prisoners snatched an AK-47 Kalashnikov from an officer standing outside the main gate and opened fire.

One prisoner was killed and two others were injured in the retaliatory firing by the police.

A search operation is underway in the area to arrest the escaped prisoners.

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