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Militants Attack Jail, Release 31 Inmates
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December 14, 2009, Monday
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ABOUT 70 suspected Islamic militants knocked down a concrete wall and barged into a jail in the volatile southern Philippines yesterday, freeing 31 inmates.
Vice Governor Al Rasheed Sakalahul of Basilan island said the heavily armed men also cut through padlocks with boltcutters to break into the provincial jail in Isabela city to free several detained Muslim guerrillas. Other inmates also dashed to freedom, he said.
The assault sparked a brief clash that left one attacker and a jail guard dead. The attackers and prisoners fled in several vehicles toward the jungle, Sakalahul said.
At least 31 inmates escaped, including suspected militants from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a large Muslim rebel group engaged in peace talks with the government, and the smaller but more violent Abu Sayyaf group, which has been linked to al-Qaida.
Vice Governor Al Rasheed Sakalahul of Basilan island said the heavily armed men also cut through padlocks with boltcutters to break into the provincial jail in Isabela city to free several detained Muslim guerrillas. Other inmates also dashed to freedom, he said.
The assault sparked a brief clash that left one attacker and a jail guard dead. The attackers and prisoners fled in several vehicles toward the jungle, Sakalahul said.
At least 31 inmates escaped, including suspected militants from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a large Muslim rebel group engaged in peace talks with the government, and the smaller but more violent Abu Sayyaf group, which has been linked to al-Qaida.
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