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| BAGHDAD — About 25 prisoners jailed on terrorism charges, some of them facing the death penalty, escaped early on Friday from a prison north of Baghdad, killing two guards as they fled and raising the question of whether guards had helped them, security officials said. | BAGHDAD — About 25 prisoners jailed on terrorism charges, some of them facing the death penalty, escaped early on Friday from a prison north of Baghdad, killing two guards as they fled and raising the question of whether guards had helped them, security officials said. |
| The escape was from the prison where Saddam Hussein was executed in December 2006 — a former headquarters of his Istikhbarat military intelligence agency, which has since been renamed Al Adala, meaning justice. | |
| Security forces hunted down 11 prisoners but the rest remained free later in the day despite a search for them. | Security forces hunted down 11 prisoners but the rest remained free later in the day despite a search for them. |
| The prisoners broke out at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a police official who said that some gates had been broken open while others appeared to have been unlocked. The official spoke in return for anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the episode with reporters. | The prisoners broke out at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, according to a police official who said that some gates had been broken open while others appeared to have been unlocked. The official spoke in return for anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the episode with reporters. |
| Security forces arrested all the guards who had been on duty at the time to determine whether they had helped prisoners escape. Several are still under investigation, the police official said. | |
| The prison was one of the main centers for interrogation and torture during Mr. Hussein’s era. | The prison was one of the main centers for interrogation and torture during Mr. Hussein’s era. |