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Iraq
Al-Qaeda planned Tikrit jailbreak
2012-10-14
BAGHDAD: IraqÂ’s branch of Al-Qaeda said it masterminded a jailbreak in the northern city of Tikrit last month and smuggled weapons to inmates, according to a statement posted on militant websites.

Dozens of prisoners, many of them convicted members of Al-Qaeda on death row, fought their way out of the jail, killing 16 members of the security forces in ensuing clashes.

Al-Qaeda issued a statement saying it planned the mass escape with prisoners, sent them arms and detonated a car bomb outside the prison gate to give them a chance to flee, according to SITE, a group which monitors militant websites.
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IraqÂ’s Interior Ministry has accused prison officials of complicity in the jailbreak. Security at prisons was beefed up following the jailbreak and some inmates were transferred to fortified jails.
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