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| Canada inmates in helicopter escape | Canada inmates in helicopter escape |
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| Three inmates have escaped from a prison in Canada using a helicopter, police say. | Three inmates have escaped from a prison in Canada using a helicopter, police say. |
| They say the daring jailbreak from the Orsainville detention centre, Quebec province, happened at about 19:45 local time on Saturday (23:45 GMT). | They say the daring jailbreak from the Orsainville detention centre, Quebec province, happened at about 19:45 local time on Saturday (23:45 GMT). |
| Police are now searching for the inmates, who have been identified as Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre and Serge Pomerleau. | |
| Local officials said they believed the helicopter had headed west. | Local officials said they believed the helicopter had headed west. |
| They declined to provide further details. | They declined to provide further details. |
| Last year, two inmates managed to escape from a prison near Montreal by climbing up a rope into a hovering helicopter. | |
| The two prisoners and two other people suspected of organising the jailbreak were later arrested. | The two prisoners and two other people suspected of organising the jailbreak were later arrested. |