BREAKING: Muslim Rebels Storm Jail Freeing 150+ Prisoners
100+ “suspected” Muslim rebels stormed a jail in the southern Philippines before dawn Wednesday, allowing 158 inmates to escape.
TGP:
Muslim rebels have stormed a jail in the Philippines allowing 158 inmates to escape in what is being called “the biggest jailbreak in the history [of the Philippines]”
AP:
More than 100 suspected Muslim rebels stormed a jail in the southern Philippines before dawn Wednesday, allowing 158 inmates to escape in what officials said was the biggest jailbreak in the country.
Six of the inmates were killed in firefights with pursuing police and army troops, while eight others have been caught and were being returned to the facility, said Senior Inspector Xavier Solda, spokesman for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
Armed men with links to muslim rebels storm Phillipines jail,free more than 150 inmates. #WorldView @Michellengele https://t.co/sv3aRyMyBp pic.twitter.com/SjVE2lWVMr
— KTN News (@KTNNews) January 4, 2017
Suspected Muslim Rebels Storm Philippine Jail, 158 inmates escape – https://t.co/2PWBiMLaeC https://t.co/dGTdDMXjJy
— Muslim report (@Muslimreport) January 4, 2017
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