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| Mass escape from detention centre | Mass escape from detention centre |
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| Police are looking for 14 asylum seekers who escaped from a detention centre after a fire was started there. | Police are looking for 14 asylum seekers who escaped from a detention centre after a fire was started there. |
| A total of 26 people broke out of Campsfield House, near Kidlington in Oxford, but 12 have been caught. | A total of 26 people broke out of Campsfield House, near Kidlington in Oxford, but 12 have been caught. |
| Officers in riot gear were brought in to deal with a disturbance at the centre on Saturday night, when a fire was lit in the building. | Officers in riot gear were brought in to deal with a disturbance at the centre on Saturday night, when a fire was lit in the building. |
| A helicopter, police dogs and a large number of officers are searching for the escapees. | A helicopter, police dogs and a large number of officers are searching for the escapees. |
| He tried to escape over my back fence and I had to go after him and drag him back Bill Smith | |
| The trouble began a day after more than 150 detainees agreed to suspend a hunger strike they had been maintaining. | The trouble began a day after more than 150 detainees agreed to suspend a hunger strike they had been maintaining. |
| They complained to officials about overcrowded conditions and claimed they were being held illegally. | They complained to officials about overcrowded conditions and claimed they were being held illegally. |
| A Thames Valley Police spokesman said that although 16 detainees were still missing, the situation was "fully under control". | A Thames Valley Police spokesman said that although 16 detainees were still missing, the situation was "fully under control". |
| Police had secured the centre, near Kidlington, to prevent others escaping. | |
| One of the detainees was caught after he looked sought shelter from a local resident. | |
| Riot police were brought in to control the incident | |
| Bill Smith, who lives near the camp, said: "He actually knocked on the door. | |
| "So I opened the door and apprehended him and he was begging for assistance, he wanted help to get away. | |
| "He then made a bolt for it and he tried to escape over my back fence and I had to go after him and drag him back and detain him." | |
| A Home Office spokesman also said "every effort" was being made to recapture those still at large. | A Home Office spokesman also said "every effort" was being made to recapture those still at large. |
| 200 asylum seekers | |
| He said: "The establishment itself suffered minor damage. | He said: "The establishment itself suffered minor damage. |
| "Borders and Immigration Agency staff, prison service staff, police and GEO are working to ensure a speedy return to normality at Campsfield." | "Borders and Immigration Agency staff, prison service staff, police and GEO are working to ensure a speedy return to normality at Campsfield." |
| Campsfield was converted into an immigration detention centre in 1993 amid a storm of protest from local residents. | Campsfield was converted into an immigration detention centre in 1993 amid a storm of protest from local residents. |
| It is run by the American company GEO and holds up to 200 male asylum seekers at a time. | It is run by the American company GEO and holds up to 200 male asylum seekers at a time. |
| Within six months of opening, six asylum seekers escaped following a rooftop protest. | Within six months of opening, six asylum seekers escaped following a rooftop protest. |