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| Iraqi guard dead as 22 escape Baghdad prison | |
| 2013-12-14 | |
Twenty-two Iraqi suspects facing terrorism charges escaped Friday from a prison in northern Baghdad after killing a security guard, but most were rearrested later in the day, officials said.
The prisoners had lured a guard into their cell while his comrades were sleeping, claiming an inmate there was critically ill. They then stabbed him to death, two senior security officials said. Several guards were later detained and questioned over suspicions they had aided the escape, a prison official said. Jailbreaks are frequent in Iraq and, as with other security breaches, they have cast doubts on the ability of the authorities to secure the country, mired in sectarian tensions. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |