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PRISON BREAK

174 Haiti convicts on the run with rifles after mass barefoot prison escape which saw guard and inmate shot dead

Checkpoints have been set up to find the prisoners who escaped in the bloody mutiny

A MASS prison break has seen more than 170 inmates escape and two people including a guard killed in Haiti.

More than 170 inmates, mostly barefoot, stormed out of the prison in Arcahaie which sits about 30 miles north of the country's capital of Port-au-Prince.

A guard was killed in the mutiny that saw 174 prisoners escape
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 A guard was killed in the mutiny that saw 174 prisoners escapeCredit: AP:Associated Press
A prison cell is empty after inmates escaped from the Civil Prison in the coastal town of Arcahaiea
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A prison cell is empty after inmates escaped from the Civil Prison in the coastal town of ArcahaieaCredit: AP:Associated Press
One prisoner also died in the mutiny after falling from a wall during the chaos
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One prisoner also died in the mutiny after falling from a wall during the chaosCredit: RUPTLY
Prisoners stormed out of their cells, reportedly when it was time to bathe
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Prisoners stormed out of their cells, reportedly when it was time to batheCredit: RUPTLY
One guard was killed when the 174 prisoners rushed out of the prison
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One guard was killed when the 174 prisoners rushed out of the prisonCredit: RUPTLY
Inmates' sandals lay at the main gate of the Civil Prison in the coastal town of Arcahaiea
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Inmates' sandals lay at the main gate of the Civil Prison in the coastal town of ArcahaieaCredit: AP:Associated Press

Justice Minister Camille Edouard Junior told Reuters that one guard was killed in the mutiny that saw 174 inmates escape.

He said: "Three prisoners were wounded, including one who died as a consequence of his wounds."

The prisoners were reportedly let out of their cells to bathe when they attacked, managing to steal an unknown number of weapons.

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Bullet holes were spotted in some of the walls after the successful jail break.

One prisoner was killed when he fell from a wall and hit his head attempting to escape.

Eleven of the escapees have so far been caught.

But it has been reported that the prisoners do not wear a uniform, making it easier for them to blend in and avoid recapture.

Not all prisoners managed to escape in the confusion
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Not all prisoners managed to escape in the confusionCredit: AP:Associated Press
A prison guard's gun lays among barbed wire on the roof of the Civil Prison after the jail break
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A prison guard's gun lays among barbed wire on the roof of the Civil Prison after the jail breakCredit: AP:Associated Press
Prison guards check motorists as they hunt for the escapees
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Prison guards check motorists as they hunt for the escapeesCredit: AP:Associated Press
Bullet holes can be seen in the main gate after the prisoners, mostly barefoot, escaped
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Bullet holes can be seen in the main gate after the prisoners, mostly barefoot, escapedCredit: AP:Associated Press
More than 170 inmates escaped the Arcahaie prison
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More than 170 inmates escaped the Arcahaie prisonCredit: AP:Associated Press

Checkpoints have been set up to catch the others with the support of the UN.

In a statement released by the Haiti government, officials condemned the mutiny.

It said the country's Prime Minister and Minister of Justice had already given instructions to take "all necessary measures" to remedy the "unacceptable" situation.

 

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