'250 freed' in Pakistan jailbreak
Taliban militants wearing police uniforms have freed around 250 prisoners in a gun and grenade assault on a prison in northwestern Pakistan.
Taliban attack on Pakistani prison holding militants
Taliban militants broke into a north-west Pakistan prison on Monday and freed around 300 prisoners in a midnight gun and grenade attack, police confirmed.
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