The inmates were being moved around the prison after the quake when they made a run for the gates, officials said.

More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday after guards temporarily moved them to a courtyard because of earthquake tremors. At least one prisoner was killed and 22 others ...

Since Sunday night, France has seen attacks against prison gates, parking lots and even ... with the right-wing French interior and justice ministers both talking up strongarm tactics to crack ...

In recent months Darmanin and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau ... According to prison staff union FO Justice, "vehicles were torched, prison gates set on fire, and even targeted with heavy ...

Nigerian Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola said earlier that the escaped convicts would not be punished further if they voluntarily returned. Gunmen used explosives to force open the prison gate ...

Earlier on Tuesday, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau ... in prison car parks and bullet holes in the Toulon prison entrance gate. It called for urgent government action to protect prison staff.

In recent months Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau ... “vehicles were torched, prison gates set on fire, and even targeted with heavy guns”.