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Four on run from detention centre Seven immigrant detainees escape
(about 8 hours later)
Four immigrants have gone on the run after escaping from a detention camp via a network of pipes. Seven immigrants have gone on the run after escaping from a detention camp in Longstanton, Cambridgeshire.
The Vietnamese men broke out of the Oakington Immigration Centre in Longstanton, Cambridgeshire. Four Vietnamese men broke out of the Oakington Immigration Centre on Thursday and Friday.
They are believed to have cut through razor wire fences after crawling through a metal service duct similar to those used for air conditioning. They are believed to have cut through razor wire fences after crawling through a metal service duct.
"We are currently working to recapture four detainees," a spokesman for the UK Border Agency said. The Home Office later admitted three others had escaped from the centre some time on Sunday, but refused to give any details about the men or their escape.
He said: "This is an ongoing operation so we cannot comment further. We believe that these men do not pose a threat to the public." The UK Border Agency said it was "determined to recapture" the detainees.
The spokesman said the men, who escaped the overnight lock-up between Thursday and Friday last week, were being detained on suspicion of possessing cannabis and forged documents. A spokesman said: "This is an ongoing operation so we cannot comment further. We believe that these men do not pose a threat to the public."
The spokesman said the Vietnamese men, who escaped the overnight lock-up between Thursday and Friday last week, were being detained on suspicion of possessing cannabis and forged documents.
The centre, a former RAF base, can hold up to 352 men and opened in 2000.The centre, a former RAF base, can hold up to 352 men and opened in 2000.