Seven men still on the run after New Orleans jailbreak
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#6XBNG)
Total of 10 men escaped from hole behind toilet in cell; authorities are investigating whether they had inside help
Seven men - including one convicted in four killings and others charged with murder - remained on the run after a breakout at New Orleans' jail that officials fear may have been enabled by help from within their own ranks.
A total of 10 men participated in the brazen overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone staffer assigned to their cell pod was away getting food.
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