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Four prisoners run away after killing one policeman

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-18 18:15

HOHHOT: Four prisoners broke a prison in this capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday after killing a prison policeman, local police said here Sunday.

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The public security authorities of the region and Hohhot city have dispatched police forces to hunt for the four runaways. Prison management has issued circular through a local television station to solicit tips for their whereabouts.

The four prisoners from the No. 2 Prison in Hohhot are aged between 28 and 21. They ran away at around 1 pm Saturday.