Cairo, 30 Jan (EFE).-thousands of inmates escaped in the last hours of prisons Egypt and in some cases, the arsenals of prisons risk losing, today reports several media.Wadi Natrun prison the more important of the country, located on the desert road between Cairo and Alexandria, many prisoners have escaped, told General Ahmed Helmi, Egyptian State television. ' Helmi, speaking of the prison, assured hosts more than 11,000 prisoners and has thousands of weapons, but could not specify how many prisoners have escaped criminal. ' "I took my gun and travels by car in prison after receiving a distress call and saw many prisoners on both sides of the road, some are escaped from their own volition and others have been forced to flee prison is destroyed or because they participated in destroy and some stole weapons", said the General. ' Helmi, located on the prison grounds only accompanied by another General and two police officers, before the Egyptian authorities that they resumed control of prison and prevent the arrival of the weapons in the hands of prisoners. ""It's a real crisis, we are not talking about swords, but machine guns and other weapons of the Ministry of the Interior,"added Helmi.En this criminal are retained Islamist prisoners and the Communists who were y imprisoned.This flight and other prisons occurs so that the police keep out of the Street last Friday night.Security has been in charge of the army, which oversees strategic points Cairo and other cities and groups of neighbors who have reached an agreement in order to protect property and persons during curfew.According to the State Egyptian television quoted witnesses in prison, Abu Zabal, North of Cairo, which welcomes about 2,000 prisoners, there was a revolt by prisoners, faced with the policemen ordered protection of the prison.A witness who lives near the prison, explained to chain several trucks transported armed men arrived at the jail and fired police release prisoners.The building was completely destroyed, and instead are twenty corpses, some police officers and other prisoners.Dozens of prisoners have attempted to jump the Torah, prison wall South of Cairo and escape from one of the gates of the prison as they said TV Egyptian control.Citizen in the province of October 6, North of Cairo, has appealed to the army of television that protected the inhabitants of this city who made several escaped prisoners.Egyptian authorities have reported the arrest at least 450 people only in Cairo for alleged looting in the past hour.These public riots take place while the country is appointed the new Government today after his appointment as yesterday as premier General Shafiq Ahmed pending.
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