Baghdad, July 23: Four detainees, awaiting trial on terrorism charges, have broken out of Iraq’s Karkh prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, says the justice ministry.
The four, whose names are withheld, managed to break out of prison with the assistance of the warden, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.
The escape was the second of its kind in less than two weeks.
Another prisoner who was serving a life sentence for allegedly killing Margaret Hassan — a British aid worker in Iraq — broke out of the prison on July 14, a day before US forces handed over the facility to Iraqi forces.
The high security detention center, formerly known as Camp Cropper, had once held the former dictator Saddam Hussein and other senior members of the Baath regime.
The facility was handed over to Iraqi government on July 15 in a move that was said to be a milestone for Iraq’s push to regain full sovereignty.
The US military did not comment on the escape. Iraqi official said they will launch an investigation into the incident.
———Agencies