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| Islamic Jihad Detainees Dig Tunnel In Prison Escape Attempt |
| 2014-06-14 |
| [Ynet] Israel Prison Service discovers four-meter-long tunnel in cell bathroom; after prison-wide search, guards discover fake uniform in cell of Fatah detainee. Security detainees tried to escape Shita Prison in northern Israel by digging a four-meter-long tunnel from a cell bathroom. The cell in which the tunnel was found housed Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... prisoners -- some serving life sentences. The search which discovered the tunnel in the security wing of the prison was initiated after the prisoner's management received information about a potential attack on guards. During a search of the bathrooms, in one of the cells that house prisoners sentenced to life terms, guards discovered the opening of a tunnel that was hidden with tiles. The guards explored the tunnel, discovering it was four meters in length and half a meter in width. Israel Prison Service said that it appeared the tunnel had been dug up in recent days. They added that the tunnel led to a yard of the wing, but was exposed before it could reach beyond the prison's perimeter. The prison went on high alert after the discovery and large contingents of guards began a prison-wide sweep. During the sweep guards discovered civilian clothing which was altered to resemble a guard uniform in a wing housing Fatah prisoners. Israel Prison Service insignia, cut out of cardboard and colored in with toothpaste, were glued on to the clothing. Prison management decided to clear the entire wing in order to conduct a thorough search. Police said that, given the IPS findings, they are investigating any connection between the tunnel and other findings from other cells. IPS said "we thwarted a planned escape and attack on personnel by security detainees." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Shita Prison Blues™ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-06-14 10:00 |
| #2 Palestinians, Homo Subteranus. Left to their own devices they always dig down. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-06-14 04:25 |
| #1 SPOILER ALERT! Bronson, Coburn and Willie |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-06-14 02:00 |