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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 26 > Iraq begins inquiry into prison break

Iraq begins inquiry into prison break


September 26, 2009

BAGHDAD — More than 100 prison officials and guards have been detained after 16 prisoners, including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution, made a stunning jailbreak in Saddam Hussein’s hometown, a police commander said Friday.

The escape from the makeshift prison in Tikrit was the....

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