400 inmates escape from prison in Libya's Tripoli


Tripoli, Sep 3 (IANS): Four hundred inmates of Ain Zara prison in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday escaped as clashes between government forces and militias intensified, according to the Judicial Police Department of Libya's Ministry of Justice.

"A state of rebellion erupted among the inmates of the reform and rehabilitation institution of Ain Zara, section A, given the high sounds of gun firing and clashes near the institution, resulting in a mass escape of 400 inmates," the Judicial Police Department said in a statement, Xinhua reportd.

"The prisoners managed to remove the doors and exit, forcing the security guards of the institution to allow them to leave in order to avoid loss of lives," the statement said, adding that search for the inmates is currently underway.

Ain Zara is located in southern Tripoli, which has been witnessing violent clashes since Monday between government forces and the so-called seventh brigade militias from the nearby city of Tarhuna, some 80 km southeast of Tripoli.

The casualties of the clashes so far reached 41 deaths and 123 injuries, according to the Ministry of Health.

  

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  • Jhanavi, Udupi

    Thu, Sep 06 2018

    Fights everywhere, deaths due to this stupid fights.... after death everyone are either burried or fired.... i dont understand why are we fighting.. for a piece of land ... which is not at all ours.... god knows when we will open our eyes... may be only when the re will be a mass destruction of this earth and we do not have time to mend it again for our future kids. I am really scared future generation .. what are we leaving...will they be safe... just because of our greed we are going to take away everything from nature....

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 03 2018

    IF IT WAS IN INDIA THEY WOULD HAVE JOINED POLITICS....

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Mon, Sep 03 2018

    These prisoners escaped will be the criminals who create more crimes and confusion in all over the world

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Sep 03 2018

    India need to tighten their Borders ...

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