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[ad_1] Image copyright China National Radio Image caption Zhang Guilin (L) and Wang Lei (R) have escaped a prison in northeastern Liaoning province In China, prison escapes are few and far between. So the case of two men escaping from a Liaoning prison has turned into a nationwide hunt. In an unusual step, Chinese media are appealing for the public's help in tracking down the escapees and have even publicised a reward for information leading to their capture of 100,000 yuan (£11,185, $14,558).The pair, who are still believed to be in the province, were serving life sentences in northeastern Liaoning province.It is very unusual for an inmate to escape from detention in China, and just as unusual for media to report it. Chinese media usually refrain from publicising incidents that might cause public alarm and usua...

[ad_1] PARIS: Police have caught one of France's most wanted men, three months after his spectacular helicopter escape from prison. French justice minister Nicole Belloubet said on Europe 1 radio that Redoine Faid was arrested early on Wednesday in Creil, north of Paris, without resistance. BFMTV and the newspaper Le Monde reported that two men, including Faid's brother, and a woman were also arrested. They cited sources close to the investigation. Faid escaped from Reau prison on July 1 with the help of armed, masked men who took a helicopter pilot hostage, forced him to land in the prison yard, used power tools to break through the prison doors and hustled Faid to freedom. Faid, 46, was serving time for a 2010 attempted armed robbery that left a police officer dead. [ad_2]