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| Africa Live: Alarm as 'dangerous' suspects escape Namibia cell - BBC News | |
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| Police in Namibia have launched a massive manhunt for 11 prisoners who escaped from a police cell in north-eastern Zambezi region, state media reported. | |
| The trial-awaiting escapees cut through the roof of the Katima Mulilo police station before escaping on Monday, Kisco Sitali, the police spokesperson in the region, told NBC news website. | |
| Pieces of blades and ropes made out of blankets, the items suspected to have been used in the jailbreak, were found in the cell, police said. | |
| Locals have been warned to be vigilant as the escapees are awaiting trial for serious crimes, while one of them is a notorious repeat offender. | |
| "They are very dangerous," Mr Sitali said, adding that one of them was a murder ex-convict. | |
| Police said three of the escapees have already been re-arrested. | |
| More than 100 trial-awaiting prisoners were housed in the cell, which only has the capacity for 16 people, the state media reported. | |
| The cell is said to be under renovations. | |
| Residents have been urged to report any suspicious activities or groups of people to the police. | |
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