Police Search for 159 Prisoners After Jailbreak
Police searched cars and buses leaving the northwestern Haitian town of Gonaives for 159 prisoners who escaped from prison after gunmen drove a tractor through the wall of the facility to free a jailed political activist.
Police fled Gonaives after the jailbreak Friday, and residents locked themselves in their homes as automatic gunfire rang in the streets. People burned down City Hall and the courthouse, and authorities acknowledged that they had lost control of the town.
On Saturday, police returned with reinforcements and restored calm. Officers were patrolling the streets and searching vehicles for the escapees.
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