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Algerian Prison Break
Loaded on May 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1994, page 18
On March 10, 1994, guerrilla fighters of the Islamic front attacked the Tazult prison in the rugged Aures mountains of Algeria. Four guards were wounded and seven kidnapped during the attack which lead to at least 400 prisoners escaping. During the attack one guard and five guerrillas were killed.
Filed under:
Political Prisoners,
Prison Rebellion,
Crime/Demographics,
Escapes,
Prisoners-International.
Location:
Algeria.
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