prison break
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US President Donald Trump told the New York Post Tuesday he had helped stop a prison break of European jihadists in Syria, referring to the Shadadi incident.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
A misconduct hearing for a Metropolitan Police firearms officer who fatally shot a man during a foiled prison break in 2015 has been discontinued.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
There's saving the family business, saving the small, perpetually besieged town of Hawkins, Indiana, and then there's saving the galaxy, one heist or prison break at a time.
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2022
Hasaka has been under lockdown since the prison break on Jan. 20.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
“It would be embarrassing for Otrera if her followers failed in their duties—if, for instance, they were overcome by an outsider and a prison break occurred.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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