Monday, May 15, 2017

17 shot dead after prison break in Papua New Guinea

Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass breakout at a jail in Papua New Guinea, according to local reports, with 57 still on the run.


Inmates from the Buimo jail in the Pacific nation's second largest city Lae made a dash for freedom after breaking out of their compound on Friday, with prison warders opening fire.

The PNG Post-Courier and The National newspapers both cited local police as confirming 17 were killed, three were caught and 57 were still at large.

"These are undesirable people and will be a threat to the community," Lae police metropolitan commander Chief Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr said of the escapees, warning the public to be vigilant.

"The majority of those who escaped were arrested for serious crimes and were in custody awaiting trial.

"A good number were arrested by police last year for mainly armed robberies, car thefts, break and enter and stealing."

It is the same prison where police shot dead 12 inmates during a jailbreak last year.
  [rte.ie]
15/4/17
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