Over 100 inmates escape and 1 is killed as a quake prompts the evacuation of a Pakistan prison

By ADIL JAWAD Associated Press KARACHI Pakistan AP More than inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their cells following mild earthquake tremors officers mentioned Tuesday Kashif Abbasi a senior police official explained inmates fled the prison in the capital of Sindh province before dawn Of those had been recaptured No one convicted or facing trial as a militant is among those who fled he announced One prisoner was killed and three safety functionaries were wounded in the ensuing shootout but the situation has been brought under control Abbasi noted adding that police are conducting raids to capture the remaining escapees Ziaul Hassan the home minister of Sindh province revealed the jailbreak occurred after prisoners were evacuated from their cells for safety during the earthquake Police officer stand guard as members of media film inside the premises of the district Malir prison from where more than inmates escaped overnight in Karachi Pakistan Tuesday June AP Photo Ali Raza The inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards seized their weapons opened fire and fled Arshad Shah the superintendent of Malir Prison commented the inmates fled toward a nearby residential area According to residents police later used mosque loudspeakers to alert them to the jailbreak and seek help in arresting the escapees Related Articles Nowadays in History June the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles Police to start new search near where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared in UN Iran and Egypt meet to discuss Iran s nuclear campaign as enrichment continues Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia and to Trump China says US moves on computer chips and participant visas seriously violate tariffs truce Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah who is not related to the prison official required the escaped prisoners in televised comments to return on their own saying they had only been involved in minor crimes until that point But he mentioned they could face terror charges if they are arrested by police on the jailbreak charge Hours later Sindh Informational Minister Sharjeel Memon disclosed the executive dismissed prison chief Nazir Ahmad and two other representatives including the prison superintendent over the jailbreak Hours alter efforts were still underway to recapture all the escapees Though prisoners have in the past escaped while being transported to court for trial prison breaks are not common in Pakistan where personnel have enhanced protection since when the Pakistani Taliban freed more than inmates in an attack on a prison in the northwestern district of Dera Ismail Khan Karachi has experienced several mild and shallow earthquakes in the past hours ranging from to in magnitude according to the National Seismic Monitoring Center