80 inmates escape from prison in Iran
Saturday - March 28, 2020 10:53 am ,
Category : WORLD
Tehran, March 28 (IANS) 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.
--IANS ksk/
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