Security Forces Capture Halba Prison Fugitives
The security forces captured two inmates who escaped from Halba prison in Akkar, the National News Agency reported on Monday.
The two inmates were detained in a house in Minieh along with two other people who facilitated their break out of the prison.
The NNA said that Internal Security Forces and ISF Intelligence Bureau units carried out the raid, escorted by mobile forces.
The security forces seized weapons from the house, along with arms stolen from the prison.
Investigations are ongoing with the inmates and their accomplices.
Three inmates had escaped from Halba prison on Sunday and the ISF was able to detain one of the prisoners after he was injured.
In August, five members of al-Qaida-inspired group Fatah al-Islam broke out from Roumieh prison and a sixth inmate, who was attempting to flee, was caught inside prison grounds.
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