ISF Thwarts Break Out by Six Inmates at Amyoun Prison

Internal Security forces thwarted on Wednesday an attempt by six prisoners to flee from Amyoun prison in Koura, north Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.

Voice of Lebanon radio (93.3) said that the inmates held cellular phones and the prison cells keys’ before the ISF and the prison wardens obstructed their attempt.

Among the prisoners who tried to escape are Mohammed Nasr, Hassan Harb, Yehya al-Ayoubi and Haitham Allaw.

The prison wardens had information about the escape plot of the six inmates, the NNA said.

The ISF and the Intelligence Bureau deployed secretly around the prison waiting for the inmates to reach the yard.

The six inmates are undergoing investigation for repeating their attempt in four days.

During the weekend, Ayoubi and Allaw started a riot at the prison after security forces detained the mother of one of them for trying to smuggle drugs to her son.

However, the mother of Allaw was soon released and the situation went back to normal.