Mozambique: Prison Guards Detained After Massive Prison Escape

Maputo — Six suspects have been arrested, including five prison guards, after 17 prisoners escaped on Sunday from the main jail facility in the central Mozambican province of Sofala.

The sixth suspect is the driver of one of the vehicles used to transport the fugitives, who was caught in the act, according to a statement released on Monday by the National Prison Service and cited in Tuesday's issue of the independent daily paper "O Pais".

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