Seven escape from jail

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Seven of the eight inmates who escaped from prison were still at large and believed to be roaming in the dense forest in the area, Antara reported yesterday.

Prison guards caught one of the escapees as soon as they were alerted of the jailbreak which took place in the early hours of last Friday, the report said, adding that the fugitives were serving two to three-year prison terms for various criminal offenses.

The seven who got away are Bambang Supriyanto, Supri, Karman, Ibrahim, Sudirosi, Irfan, and Rajudin.

A prison official said the escapees cut the prison bars with a saw which they may have stolen from the prison warehouse.(03)