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Three inmates die trying to escape jail in Turkey’s earthquake zone

Three inmates die trying to escape jail in Turkey’s earthquake zone

Three prisoners died and nine others were injured during the attempt to escape from a jail in Hatay, In the far southeast of Turkey, the most affected area by the earthquakes that hit the country last Monday.

According to a statement from the Turkish Ministry of Justice, last midnight a group of prisoners tried to escape and in the attempt there was a fire in the prison. During the intervention of the authorities, 12 prisoners were injured, and three of them died after being admitted to a hospital.

Last night video images of what appears to be a jail protest where prisoners complain that they are still locked up while their families die under the rubble caused by the earthquake.

In the videos shots and screams are heard. On Tuesday, the day after the earthquake, considered one of the strongest in Turkey in a century, there were some calls for grant permission to prisoners to help in rescue work.

After the earthquake, the Ministry of Justice assured that there was no damage to the prisons from the region affected by the earthquake and there were no casualties among the inmates.

Source: Lasexta

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