3 inmates killed in Philippine jailbreak

Three inmates were killed yesterday and another was wounded after escaping from jail in a southern Philippine island that is the stronghold of Islamist militants, police said.

The casualties were among 14 prisoners who escaped from a police station jail in war-torn Jolo, authorities said.

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Jolo is a base of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and some of the inmates were linked to the militants, according to provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan.