Tunis: Hundreds of inmates escaped from a prison in central Tunisia after a fire broke out in a cell on Friday, the state-run press agency TAP reported.
Judicial authorities opened an enquiry on the circumstances surrounding the event to determine responsibilities, TAP said.
In the days following the ouster of former president Zain El Abidine Ben Ali, thousands of inmates escaped from most of the country’s jails, causing a lasting security breech in the country. It took security forces weeks to recapture most of the runaway convicts, while hundreds, lured by the prospect of sentence reductions and amnesty for those charged with light sentences, surrendered to authorities.
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