Three Inmates Escape Baalbek Prison

Three inmates have reportedly managed to escape at dawn from a district prison in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, media reports said on Friday.

The National News Agency said three suspects, arrested for drug trafficking, managed to escape at dawn from a prison in Baalbek police station fleeing through a window and using blankets as a rope.

NNA said security forces arrested one of the inmates while the other two managed to flee.

LBCI said the escapees were identified as S.Zoaiter, Aa.Masri and M.Said. It said they escaped from Serail Baalbek prison.

According to VDL radio (93.3) the security forces managed to arrest Said.