prison break
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8 people killed in attempted breakout from Somalia prison
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Eight people were killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after gunfire broke out between security forces and some prisoners who had acquired weapons and were trying to escape, state media and the prisons service said.
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18 inmates flee a prison in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Eighteen inmates, including some on death row, have escaped from a prison in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir after overpowering a guard with a pistol, Pakistani officials said on Monday.
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Haiti declares state of emergency after mass prison break
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Haiti is under a nighttime curfew after armed gangs led a mass prison break and demanded the resignation of the country’s prime minister.
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Death toll from Ecuador prison riot increases to 31
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – At least 31 people were killed and 14 others were injured as a result of riots that began on Saturday in a prison in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the Ecuadorian General Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.
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Six killed in Ecuadorian prison riot, officials targeted
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – At least six inmates were killed and 11 more were injured in weekend clashes between gang members in an Ecuadorian prison, authorities have said that during the latest outbreak of violence to convulse the country's jails.
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3 killed, at least 1 injured in shootout in Ecuador's prison
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Three people have been killed, and at least one sustained injuries in a shootout between inmates in a men's prison in the Ecuadorian province of Guayas.
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Death toll rises to 19 from armed attack on Mexican prison
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – An attack on a prison in the Mexican border town of Juarez left 19 dead and allowed a cartel kingpin to escape along with two dozen other prisoners, authorities said Monday.
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At least 14 killed in armed attack on Mexican prison
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Gunmen have attacked a Mexican prison in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, leaving at least 14 people dead and allowing 24 inmates to escape, according to state officials.
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At least 13 killed in Ecuador prison riot
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – At least 13 inmates were killed and another two injured in a prison riot on Monday in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo following a fight among inmates in the prison.
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300 inmates missing after attack on Nigeria prison break
About 300 inmates have been declared missing by the Nigeria government after an attack on Kuje Custodial Centre on Tuesday despite an early warning.
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Another ISIL prison break reported in SDF-controlled areas
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Local Syrian sources have reported another prison break by the ISIL terrorists in SDF-controlled areas but this time in Raqqa.
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ISIL, SDF militias engage in clashes at prison in Hasaka
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Deadly clashes between the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces and the ISIL terrorists have been reported in Al-Hasaka city as the latter attempted to break thousands of its terrorists out of a prison.