80 inmates escape from prison in Iran
By IANS | Published: March 28, 2020 10:50 AM2020-03-28T10:50:36+5:302020-03-28T11:14:55+5:30
At least 80 inmates escaped from a prison in Iran's Kurdistan province, it was reported.
80 inmates escape from prison in Iran
Tehran, March 28 At least 80 inmates escaped from a prison in Iran's Kurdistan province, it was reported.
The prison break in Saqqez city on Friday took place following a riot that erupted over the fast-grwong novel coronavirus pandemic in the country, Xinhua news agency reported citing state media as saying.
On March 19, at least 20 inmates escaped from a prison in the city of Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province.
Iran's judiciary has already freed 85,000 prisoners as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus inside jails.
Iran is one of the hardest-hit countries by the novel coronavirus, with the total number of infections reaching 32,332 on Friday, with 2,378 deaths.
( With inputs from IANS )
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