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14 Egyptian police detained over 6 criminals' deadly jailbreak

Xinhua, October 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Egyptian prosecution decided on Sunday a 4-day detention of 14 policemen over a recent jailbreak of six criminals in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia, northeastern the capital Cairo, official MENA news agency reported.

The fire exchange during the escape from Al-Mustaqbal (Future) Prison on Thursday night left a policeman killed and another wounded, while a citizen who happened to pass by the prison was randomly shot dead during the confrontations.

Ismailia prosecution charges the 14 policemen, including three officers, with gross negligence and they are currently in custody for four days pending investigation.

Some Egyptian local media said that machine guns had previously been smuggled into the prison to facilitate the criminals' jailbreak. Endit