Coverage dated June 2, 2025

Over 200 prison inmates escape during earthquake evacuation

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Dozens of prisoners have been recaptured in Karachi, Pakistan, but more than 100 were still on the run.

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Seattle Times
Over 100 inmates escape and 1 is killed as a quake prompts the evacuation of a Pakistan prison (opens Seattle Times)
Published Jun 2, 2025
Seattle Times's feed description
Pakistani officials say an inmate was killed and more than 100 escaped from a prison in the southern city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their...
Newsweek
Over 200 prison inmates escape during earthquake evacuation (opens Newsweek)
Published Jun 2, 2025
Newsweek's feed description
Dozens of prisoners have been recaptured in Karachi, Pakistan, but more than 100 were still on the run.
CBS News
Prison officials let inmates out of their cells due to earthquake tremors. 216 managed to flee, officials say. (opens CBS News)
Published Jun 2, 2025
CBS News's feed description
More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in Karachi, Pakistani after they were moved out of their cells due to earthquake tremors, officials said.
Al Jazeera
Earthquake sparks mass escape from Pakistan prison (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jun 2, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
Over 200 inmates attacked guards and fled when tremors saw them removed from cells as safety precaution.
NBC News
Over 200 inmates escape Pakistani prison after earthquake (opens NBC News)
Published Jun 2, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Over 200 inmates escaped from a prison in Pakistan Monday after a series of earthquakes shook the port city of Karachi and set off panic, local authorities said.