The Latest: Activists say Russia airstrikes hit Idlib prison
By Associated Press
March 13 at 3:28 PM
BEIRUT — The Latest on developments in and related to Syria (all times local):
9:25 p.m.
Activists say Russian airstrikes have hit the central prison in rebel-held Idlib in northwest Syria, leading to the escape of dozens of prisoners.
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes Wednesday were among the heaviest in recent weeks and hit the city’s central prison, which is controlled by a militant group linked to al-Qaida.
The Observatory says nearly 80 prisoners escaped and the militants declared an emergency and deployed to search for the escapees. Other strikes killed four people, the Observatory said.
Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-latest-russia-says-it-destroyed-weapons-depot-in-idlib/2019/03/13/7dc86be0-45b5-11e9-94ab-d2dda3c0df52_story.html
A bunch, 80 per the article, prisoners escaped... so intentional? Leave it to the experts.
