"Two detainees at a French jail sawed through the bars of their cell and escaped using bed sheets overnight, a prosecutor said on Thursday, in the second such incident in recent weeks. Guards noticed that they had escaped from the jail in the eastern city of Dijon shortly before dawn, the prison service said, without adding how exactly they made it out."
"The fugitives are a 19-year-old man held in pre-trial detention since October 2024 for attempted murder in a drug-related case, and a 32-year-old man incarcerated since 2023 over threats and violence against a partner, Caracotch said. The prison break comes 10 days after another escape in the western city of Rennes. A 37-year-old convict, who was supposed to be serving time until early 2027 for theft, fled during an outing with fellow prisoners to the city's planetarium."
Two detainees at a jail in Dijon sawed through cell bars and escaped overnight using bed sheets. Guards discovered the escape shortly before dawn. The fugitives are a 19-year-old in pre-trial detention since October 2024 for attempted murder in a drug-related case and a 32-year-old incarcerated since 2023 for threats and violence against a partner. The break occurred ten days after another escape in Rennes, where a 37-year-old convict fled during a planetarium outing. The Rennes prison director was sacked. Prison director unions criticized resource allocation to high-security facilities and cited severe overcrowding, with 135 inmates per 100 places in early October.
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