In broad daylight, a trio of inmates attacked a prison guard, stole an assault rifle and then escaped on the handlebars of a motorcycle. One of them was captured shortly followingwards.
Maximum alert at the central house of Ambalatavoahangy in Toamasina. Three inmates escaped in broad daylight. The fleeing prisoners injured a prison guard. They immediately managed to steal a MAS 36 assault rifle and a motorcycle. This breakout occurred yesterday in the early followingnoon. Taking advantage of the penitentiary guards’ moments of inattention, the trio took action. Few information filter on the circumstances of the escape. However, gunshots are reported. in the light of the information gathered, the escapees assaulted a prison guard to take possession of the assault rifle whose magazine box was filled with five cartridges. When the weapon fell into his hands, the trio fired two warning shots. With two rounds left in the magazine box, the inmates were even more dangerous than ever. During their escape, they stole a motorcycle and immediately left the scene.
Witnesses to these scenes worthy of a film indicate that the escapees took to their heels in the direction of the flea market of Ambalavao, buried behind a necropolis adjoining the western enclosure of the central house of Ambalatavoahangy.
Complicity
The alert was given as soon as the three prisoners fled. One of them mightn’t get far. Very quickly apprehended, he was brought back to prison with the resulting consequences. On the other hand, his two escape companions managed to vanish without leaving a trace.
The escape seemed to be set like clockwork. The three detainees entered the scene at a precise moment when the conditions favorable to the success of their escape were met. Visually, the escape had been planned and well put together. Complicity with third parties cannot be ruled out.
The two prisoners still on the run answer to the names of Lexandre and Rawilson Berthin Rafanomezantsoa. Both were thrown in prison for criminal matters. The hunt for the two fugitives is in full swing. The various entities of the defense and security forces have launched wanted notices once morest the two men. Their last photos before their incarceration are broadcast on social networks. Last night, the two escapees on a motorcycle, who moreover are equipped with weapons of war, were still untraceable.
