Six escape from Magelang prison

MAGELANG, Central Java: Police in the Magelang area have launched a manhunt for six convicts who escaped from a prison here on Thursday night.

"We have coordinated and contacted all police stations in Central Java," Magelang Police chief Lt. Col. Pranowo Haryanto said here on Friday.

He told The Jakarta Post that the six convicts escaped by breaking the lock in their cell and climbing over the prison wall.

Five of the escapees were convicted of robbery and one had been sentenced for inciting a riot in Kebumen last September. (har)