WORLD> Asia-Pacific
Over a dozen inmates break prison in N Afghanistan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-17 20:30

KABUL: Over a dozen inmates broke a jail in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, director Mohammad Usman Parwani said Saturday.

"Thirteen prisoners, all of them criminals, holed the wall of Nahr-e-Shahi prison and escaped Friday night," Parwani told Xinhua.

Related readings:
Over a dozen inmates break prison in N Afghanistan Iraqi city under curfew after prison break
Over a dozen inmates break prison in N Afghanistan Fugitive involved in prison break wanted
Over a dozen inmates break prison in N Afghanistan 8-man prison break foiled
The escapees, he added, were criminals had been arrested on charges of robbery and murders.

Five employees of the jail have been taken into custody in this regard, Parwani added.