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Three Fatah al-Islam Inmates 'Missing from Roumieh for a Month'
[An Nahar] Three Fatah al-IslamA Syrian-incubated al-Qaeda work-alike that they think can be turned off if no longer needed to keep the Leb pot stirred. inmates -- a Paleostinian, a Syrian and an Algerian -- managed to escape from the Roumieh prison around a month ago, media reports said on Friday. State-run National News Agency identified the three prisoners as Paleostinian national Mahmoud Awad Falah, 32, Syrian national Omar Mahmoud Othman, 26, and Algerian national Faisal Daoud Aqla, 31. "The Fatah al-Islam escapees were on the 3rd floor of Ward B in Roumieh and the prison break happened around a month ago," MTV reported, quoting prisoners. "Paleostinian inmate Mahmoud Falah had a hearing session today and did not respond when prison guards called his name, which prompted them to conduct a prisoner count after which they found out that Falah and the Syrian and Algerian inmates were missing," MTV added. It noted that Military Investigative Judge Dani al-Zhenni was scheduled to head to Roumieh to conduct the necessary investigations. LBCI television earlier reported that "security forces have launched a search operation in a bid to capture three Fatah al-Islam inmates who beat feet from the Roumieh prison." On August 25, Roumieh prison guards thwarted an attempt by two former inmates to help a dangerous Fatah al-Islam thug flee. Paleostinians Wassim Qumboz and Mahmoud Abdul Qader were meeting with Yemeni Salim Saleh during visiting hours when a guard noticed they were carrying a fake identity card with Saleh's photograph on it, NNA reported at the time. Saleh, also known as Abu Turab, was immediately taken to another cell and the two Paleostinians were tossed in the calaboose Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! for questioning, it said. According to the agency, Qumboz and Abdul Qader, who were former inmates in the same prison, admitted to faking an ID to help Saleh escape by claiming he is a visitor. In a major prison break from Roumieh, five Fatah al-Islam inmates managed to escape on August 13, 2011. The Nahr al-Bared Paleostinian refugee camp in northern Leb was almost totally destroyed in 2007 during a months-long conflict between the Lebanese army and the al-Qaeda-inspired Fatah al-Islam. The fighting killed some 400 people, including 168 soldiers. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-13 |
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