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Two break out of French jail in 'old-fashioned' bed sheets escape
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» DIJON (FRANCE) - Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bed sheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Nigeria arrests leaders of terror group accused of 2022 jailbreak
AFP, Published on 17/08/2025
» LAGOS - Nigerian officials said Saturday they had arrested the alleged leaders of a jihadist group behind a 2022 jailbreak in the capital Abuja that temporarily freed hundreds of inmates.
Mass jailbreak in Mozambique amid post-election unrest
AFP, Published on 26/12/2024
» MAPUTO - More than 1,500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party as the winner of recent elections.
Escaped Brazilian murderer evading US police steals rifle
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Schools near Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."
French 'getaway king' on trial for helicopter jailbreak
AFP, Published on 05/09/2023
» PARIS - A convicted burglar who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, facing life in prison over his brazen getaway.
Jailbreak fugitive appears in S.African court
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» BLOEMFONTEIN (SOUTH AFRICA) - A rapist and murderer who broke out of jail and left a burnt corpse in his cell appeared in a South African court on Friday, a day after being flown back from Tanzania.
Prison break fugitive back in S.African jail
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - A fugitive rapist and murderer who left a burnt corpse in his cell during a daring jailbreak has returned to prison in South Africa after fleeing to Tanzania, officials said Thursday.
Three escaped jihadist prisoners killed in Mauritania
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» NOUAKCHOTT - Three escaped jihadist prisoners were killed in Mauritania during an operation to recapture them, the government said on Saturday.
Nigeria beefs up security after US, UK 'terror' warning
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» ABUJA - Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant but calm after the United States and Britain warned of a high "terror" threat in the capital Abuja.
US authorities capture jailbreak couple after manhunt
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - US authorities said they captured Monday a fugitive inmate and a female prison guard believed to have helped him escape, after an intense 10-day manhunt that riveted America.