Urgent – BOC: 349 fugitives of Abu Gharib prison arrested

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad Operations Command declared arresting (349) fugitives of Abu Gharib prison and denied the escape of any prisoner from Taji prison.The Commander of Baghdad Operations Command, Lieutenant General Abd al-Amir al-Shimari, mentioned in press conference held at the headquarter of BOC attended by the correspondent of IraqiNews.com on Sunday ”The security forces arrested (349) fugitives of Abu Gharib prison, ” noting that ”About (105) prisoners and attackers were killed during the jailbreak.””The attackers used (15) suicide bombers driving car bombs and their plan was to send people to camouflage the guards while gunmen attack them in addition to gunmen on the highway to attack the security points,” he added.”The prisoners rioted inside the prison coinciding with the armed attack and some jail halls were evacuated to control the riot,” he pointed out. Taji and Abu Gharib prisons were attacked by unidentified gunmen among them Qaeda elements using IEDs, missiles and machineguns on last Sunday. \END\