Prisoners on the run with gun
2003-09-01 11:01
Lady Grey, Eastern Cape - Two men have escaped from the police holding cells in Lady Grey in the Eastern Cape on Sunday, police reported on Monday.
Captain Mpofana Skwatsha said the men, who had been arrested for armed robbery, overpowered a policeman who had entered the cell. They took a firearm and escaped in a state-owned vehicle which was later found abandoned.
The men had not been found, said Skwatsha.
- SAPA