Jailbreak in Argentina, 32 inmates escape

Buenos Aires, Nov 24 (IANS/EFE) Thirty-two inmates escaped over the weekend from a police jail in Rosario, a city in central Argentina, police said Monday.

The inmates broke out of the jail Sunday by threatening the guard who was delivering their lunches with a knife.

Seven of the fugitives have been captured and police are searching for the other 25.

A murder suspect is among the men still at large, Rosario police chief Jose Luis Amaya told a radio station.

"We are going to recapture them," the police chief said, adding that his department was working with other law enforcement agencies to find the fugitives.

 

Five officers assigned to the jail, including the commander, were fired after the escape.

--IANS/EFE

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