Prisoners use bomb to blow up wall and escape

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Inmates blow up wall to escape
The explosion was caught on camera

RECIFE, BRAZIL (WTVD) -- Brazilian officials say 40 inmates used a bomb to blast their way out of a prison in the city of Recife.

Most of the men were captured after a manhunt through local streets. Two were killed and one remains on the run.

It is the second mass breakout in the area in a week.

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