Prison escape bid leaves six dead

Four foreign inmates overpowered their guard and took his AK-47 rifle, starting a shoot-out at Kabul’s main prison today that left at least six dead, the jail’s warden said.

The men – an Iraqi and three Pakistanis – used shaving razors to attack the guard who was leading them to morning prayers, taking his gun and then beating and stabbing him to death, said Abdul Salam Bakhshi, head of the Pule Charki prison.