Five people Killed in Fire and 200 Inmates Escape During Riot at Indonesian Prison
- Scores of inmates still on run from Tanjung Gusta prison in Medan
- Three of 22 convicted terrorists have been recaptured since the escape
- Two inmates and three prison employees were killed in the blaze
By Daily Mail UK, 12 July 2013
Five people are believed to have died during a prison riot in Indonesia yesterday, in which 200 inmates escaped.
Scores of inmates, including terrorists, are still on the run after escaping from a crowded Indonesian jail that was still burning this morning.
Thousands of policemen and soldiers are deployed around Tanjung Gusta prison to blockade roads linking Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, to other provinces, while fire brigades were battling the fires.
Five people were killed during the riots at the Tanjung Gusta prison in Indonesia
About 200 inmates escaped in the riot with dozens still on the run the following day
A prisoner flashes a peace sign from behind the iron gate of the burned prison
About 200 prisoners escaped following the riot late yesterday in which three prison employees and two inmates were killed.
Inmates forced their way out from the prison while others set offices on fire and held about 15 officers captive inside the jail, prison directorate spokesman Akbar Hadi said.
Officers deployed to hunt the escaped inmates have re-arrested 55 of them and are searching for the remaining prisoners who are still at large, said local police chief Lt Col Nico Afinta.
Three of 22 convicted terrorists have been recaptured.
He said the prison employees who died, including a woman, were trapped and killed in an office building that was burned by prisoners during the riot.
Prisoners set fire to the building after a blackout and three prison employees died when they became trapped
A burn victim is evacuated from the jail by Red Cross personnel
Crew use riot shields to protect themselves from rocks hurled by inmates as they try to put out the blaze
Convicted terrorists are among those to have escaped from the prison, which holds 2,600 inmates
The riot appeared to have been triggered by a power blackout that knocked out water pumps, leaving inmates without water since yesterday morning.
None of the hostages was still being held this morning.
The prison holds nearly 2,600 prisoners while its normal capacity is 1,500, Mr Hadi said.
Witnesses said gunshots were heard from inside the prison, and television footage showed security forces carrying a white body bag into an ambulance from the burning building.
The fire sent raging orange flames jumping several yards into the air and a huge column of black smoke billowing over the jail.
Indonesian prisoners gather behind the window of the burned Tanjung Gusta prison building
Most of the escaped prisoners have been found and Indonesian officials said they will take legal action
Mr Hadi estimated about 500 inmates were resisting calls to stop the riot and said an evacuation was planned for the safety of prisoners who could become hostages as tensions showed no signs of easing.
Vice Minister of justice Denny Indrayana, who is in Medan overseeing the operation, has requested evacuation of all inmates and appealed to those who remain at large to give themselves up.
'Legal action will be taken to chase them, and tougher action will be applied to those who refuse to surrender,' he said.
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