Al-Qaida claims Tikrit jailbreak
Al Qaeda's Iraqi wing said it masterminded a jailbreak in the northern city of Tikrit last month and smuggled weapons to inmates, according to a statement posted on militant websites on Friday. Dozens of prisoners, many of them convicted members of al Qaeda on death row, fought their way out of the jail, killing 16 […]Suadad al-Salhy reports for Reuters:
Al Qaeda's Iraqi wing said it masterminded a jailbreak in the northern city of Tikrit last month and smuggled weapons to inmates, according to a statement posted on militant websites on Friday.
Dozens of prisoners, many of them convicted members of al Qaeda on death row, fought their way out of the jail, killing 16 members of the security forces in ensuing clashes.
