Eight die in mass prison escape attempt

Eight prisoners have died in a collapsed tunnel and 32 others are still at large after one of the most daring escape attempts in recent memory from the sprawling Sao Paulo State Penitentiary in Brazil.

Eight die in mass prison escape attempt

Eight prisoners have died in a collapsed tunnel and 32 others are still at large after one of the most daring escape attempts in recent memory from the sprawling Sao Paulo State Penitentiary in Brazil.

“The numbers we have now show 87 prisoners attempted to escape through a tunnel during visiting hours on Sunday afternoon,” State Penitentiary spokeswoman Cida Goncalves said today.

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