8 caught, 72 still at large after Rohingya refugee breakout

 

Eight Rohyinga refugees were recaptured after breaking out of an immigration depot on Wednesday. (Bernama pic)

ALOR SETAR: Police are still tracking down the remaining 72 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sungai Bakap immigration detention depot near Bandar Baharu on April 20.

Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said eight detainees were recaptured yesterday and today, while efforts to track down the remaining escapees are ongoing.

“As of this evening, 72 more detainees have yet to be found and the operation to track them down is still going on,” he said.

Early on Wednesday morning, 528 Rohingya detainees broke out from the detention depot. Six of them died after they were hit by a vehicle while attempting to escape by crossing an expressway. - FMT