3 men escape from Canadian jail using helicopter

[image]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            By Faith Karimi and Suzanne Presto, CNN:
(CNN) -- In a daring operation worthy of a movie, three men escaped from a Canadian jail by helicopter, prompting a massive manhunt, authorities said.

The men escaped from a detention center Saturday night in Quebec City.

"A helicopter touched down briefly in the courtyard before taking off with the three prisoners," Ann Mathieu, a spokeswoman for Quebec Provincial Police, told CNN.

"We are talking closely with the detention center to figure out exactly how the escape transpired," Mathieu told CNN partner CBC. "The priority ... is to find the helicopter."...http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/08/world/canada-helicopter-jailbreak/

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