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Report: 4 Abu Sayyaf members break out of Basilan jail

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July 20, 2007 | 1:40pm

Sixteen prisoners, including four members of the Abu Sayyaf group, managed to escape the Basilan provincial jail in Mindanao Friday.

The prisoners managed to escape from the jail in Isabela City around 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. by sawing through the iron bars and scaling the wall to escape.

Police are currently engaged in tracking down the escapees.

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