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| Two prisoners escape from jail van in Manchester | Two prisoners escape from jail van in Manchester |
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| Two prisoners have escaped from a jail van after it was ambushed by armed men on the outskirts of Manchester city centre. | Two prisoners have escaped from a jail van after it was ambushed by armed men on the outskirts of Manchester city centre. |
| A number of men attacked the van in Trinity Way at about 0830 BST, Greater Manchester Police said. | A number of men attacked the van in Trinity Way at about 0830 BST, Greater Manchester Police said. |
| They fled in a Saab, which was found abandoned about a mile away in Barrow Street, Salford. | |
| A security guard has been taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. | A security guard has been taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. |
| Det Sgt Paul Copplestone urged anyone with information to contact Greater Manchester Police. | Det Sgt Paul Copplestone urged anyone with information to contact Greater Manchester Police. |
| Traffic congestion | Traffic congestion |
| He said: "We are sure that this incident was witnessed by many people at a very busy time of the morning. The Saab was driven off towards the M602 motorway. | He said: "We are sure that this incident was witnessed by many people at a very busy time of the morning. The Saab was driven off towards the M602 motorway. |
| "We would urge witnesses to contact us." | "We would urge witnesses to contact us." |
| It is understood that at least one of the men is from Merseyside. | |
| Police cordoned off a section of a bridge in Trinity Way, close to the junction with Regent Road. | Police cordoned off a section of a bridge in Trinity Way, close to the junction with Regent Road. |
| A white Leyland DAF G4S security van remained in the middle of the bridge with its driver's side door open and a police car parked behind it. | A white Leyland DAF G4S security van remained in the middle of the bridge with its driver's side door open and a police car parked behind it. |
| Traffic was being diverted from both sides of the bridge, causing congestion in the city centre. | Traffic was being diverted from both sides of the bridge, causing congestion in the city centre. |
| A spokesman for the prison service confirmed a prisoner escort van, carrying two inmates, had been involved in "an incident". | |
| "This is a matter for the police," he added. | |
| In May this year, three prisoners escaped from a security van in Burscough, Lancashire, when they climbed out through the skylights in their individual cells inside the vehicle. | |
| Two were quickly caught but convicted robber John Paul William, 35, managed to evade the authorities for seven days and was spotted on CCTV on a bus in Manchester. | |
| In May 2010, Richard Smith, 29, from Salford, charged with conspiracy to commit arson, was sprung from a prison van outside Salford Magistrates' Court. | |
| He fled to Spain but was arrested and extradited back to the UK. |