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Sharjah prisoner escapes from custody

Yasin Kakande

January 22, 2014

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A Bangladeshi prisoner escaped from custody after being taken to Kuwait Hospital in Sharjah yesterday.

He was taken to the hospital to have a leg injury treated, police said.

A police spokesman said the man had been detained over the illegal trade of alcohol.

Investigations are under way.

ykakande@thenational.ae

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