Nepal: 12 prisoners escape jail after digging tunnel

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At least 12 prisoners escaped from a jail in Nepal after digging a tunnel.

09 November,2012 05:03 pm

Officials in Nepal say a dozen inmates including Indian and Bangladeshi nationals dug a tunnel and escaped from a prison in the Himalayan countrys southeast.Police officer Chatra Karki says the inmates escaped Thursday night from the prison about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Katmandu. Police were searching the area for the escaped prisoners.The inmates dug a 12-meter-long (40-foot-long) tunnel out of the prison walls using common tools that were available inside the prison.They included inmates from Nepal, India and Bangladesh convicted of crimes ranging from theft to kidnapping and murder.