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  Mexico again witnesses deadly prison attack; 14 inmates killed, 24 escaped

  World | January 02, 2023 8:48 IST

  The Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said in a statement that around 7 am various armoured vehicles arrived at the prison and gunmen opened fire on guards.

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  11 killed, over 200 inmates escape after prison attack in Nigeria

  World | November 30, 2021 8:32 IST

  According to the spokesperson, some attackers and 262 inmates escaped in the melee before reinforcement could come from sister services, noting that 10 inmates have so far been recaptured, leaving 252 at large.

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  Ecuador: Prison riots leave 62 dead

  World | February 24, 2021 10:53 IST

  Sixty-two inmates have died in riots at prisons in three cities in Ecuador as a result of fights between rival gangs and an escape attempt, authorities said Tuesday.

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  57 prisoners killed by inmates in Brazil's Altamira jail, 16 decapitated

  World | July 30, 2019 6:44 IST

  Para state prison authorities a fight erupted around 7 a.m., between the Rio de Janeiro-based Comando Vermelho and a local criminal group known as Comando Classe A.

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  Militants attack prison in northwest Pakistan

  World | July 30, 2013 10:47 IST

  Dera Ismail Khan, July 30: Dozens of Taliban militants armed with guns, grenades and bombs attacked a prison in northwest Pakistan, freeing more than 250 prisoners, including 25 “dangerous terrorists,” officials said.The militants killed six

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  Sarabjit to be cremated in Bhikhiwind Friday; anger in town

  India | May 02, 2013 18:12 IST

  Bhikhiwind (Punjab), May 2: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who died in Pakistan early Thursday, will be cremated in his hometown Bhikhiwind in Punjab's border district of Tarn Taran, amid great anger in the town.Sarabjit's family,

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  Tight security for Pak prisoners in Maharashtra jails

  India | May 01, 2013 16:26 IST

  Mumbai, May 1: Following the brutal assault on Indian national Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistan jail, security of neighbouring country's prisoners in Maharashtra jails has been tightened, a senior police official said.Additional Director General of

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  Family meets Sarabjit

  World | April 28, 2013 19:06 IST

  Lahore, Apr 28: The distraught family of a comatose Sarabjit Singh was on Sunday allowed to have a glimpse of him from a distance at the hospital where he is being treated after a brutal