Manhunt launched after mass prison break

More than 170 inmates of a northern Haitian prison have escaped after killing a guard and stealing firearms, according to authorities engaged in a manhunt with support from UN peacekeepers. Judge Henry Claude Louis-Jean said the jail break occurred on Saturday in Arcahaie, a coastal town about 50km north of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. Police in […]

More than 170 inmates of a northern Haitian prison have escaped after killing a guard and stealing firearms, according to authorities engaged in a manhunt with support from UN peacekeepers.
Judge Henry Claude Louis-Jean said the jail break occurred on Saturday in Arcahaie, a coastal town about 50km north of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. Police in the Caribbean nation have set up checkpoints on roads leading from the jail and detained several people without identity cards.
However, the 266 inmates of Arcahaie prison do not wear uniforms, making it easier for the escapees to hide from authorities.