Al-Qaida-linked inmates escape Iraq prison

Five al-Qaida-linked prisoners apprehension beheading and 11 added inmates bankrupt out of a bastille in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, bidding a massive manhunt Thursday, admiral said.A complete alarm was imposed on the burghal of 250,000 afterwards the prisoners able at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. Checkpoints accept been set up throughout the burghal and at anchorage arch out, a Tikrit badge administrator said on action of anonymity because he was not accustomed to altercate the operation with media.The prisoners were actuality captivated on accuse including terrorism, kidnapping and murder, and the majority accept links to al-Qaida in Iraq, the administrator said.