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Interior Minister informs Speaker and Parliament members about the latest investigations related to the Jan. 1 prison break/ Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain: Possible Conspiracy behind ‘Jau’ Prison Break

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jan 9, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain’s Interior Minister Lt. General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa asserted on Sunday that incident in which 10 terrorists had escaped from the “Jau” prison on Jan. 1 involved the negligence of some members of the prison,...

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A policeman searches a vehicle at a checkpoint in Baghdad, on December 13, 2013 after more than 20 suspects escaped from a detention centre. (Reuters/Ahmed Saad)

Iraq: Terror suspects escape from prison

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 14, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Dozens of detainees facing terrorism charges escaped from a Baghdad prison on Friday after killing at least one guard and seizing weapons, security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. “At 4:00 a.m., 22 prisoners managed to escape from the...

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In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, guards stand at a cell block at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison and run by Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq. Late-night jailbreak attempts at two major prisons outside Baghdad have killed dozens, including at least 25 members of Iraq’s security forces who battled militants armed with car bombs, mortars and machine guns, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

Iraq confirms attack on jail holding Al-Qaeda members

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 23, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi security forces yesterday conducted a search operation of areas surrounding two prisons near Baghdad following two attacks that left dozens of guards and prisoners dead, while hundreds of prisoners escaped. The Al-Hout Prison in Al-Taji...