Militants attack Philippine jail, 31 inmates freed

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MANILA, Dec 13 (AP): Dozens of suspected Islamic militants broke through a concrete wall and barged into a jail in the volatile southern Philippines on Sunday, freeing 31 inmates in a nighttime attack that sparked a gunbattle in which two people were killed, officials said.
Vice Governor Al Rasheed Sakalahul of Basilan island said about 30 heavily armed men cut through padlocks with boltcutters after destroying the wall at the provincial jail in Isabela city to free several detained Muslim guerrillas, adding that other inmates also dashed to freedom.