Prison Inmates End Deadly Rebellion
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From Times Wire Reports
A four-day rebellion that left six inmates dead and exposed security flaws at Afghanistan’s main prison ended after more than 1,000 inmates surrendered.
The prisoners were shifted out of a wrecked wing of Policharki prison in Kabul. The last to give up were about 100 Al Qaeda and Taliban militants, now confined to separate, higher-security quarters.
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