<p>Forty-nine inmates escaped from a jail in Tunisia's southern town of Gabes, official TAP press agency reported Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>By early afternoon, 35 of the prisoners had been recaptured, Xinhua reported citing a security source.<br /><br />Three prison guards were injured during the jailbreak, Tunisian radio reported.<br />After the incident, Justice Minister Nadhir Ben Ammou visited the prison, located some 500 km away from the capital Tunis, Monday.<br /><br />Following the turmoil that ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, more than 9,000 prisoners have escaped from a number of Tunisian jails taking advantage of the lax security across the country.<br /><br />Security analysts blamed the poor state of the Gabes prison and the overcrowded cells for the jailbreak. A probe has been launched to determine the circumstances of the incident.<br /></p>
<p>Forty-nine inmates escaped from a jail in Tunisia's southern town of Gabes, official TAP press agency reported Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>By early afternoon, 35 of the prisoners had been recaptured, Xinhua reported citing a security source.<br /><br />Three prison guards were injured during the jailbreak, Tunisian radio reported.<br />After the incident, Justice Minister Nadhir Ben Ammou visited the prison, located some 500 km away from the capital Tunis, Monday.<br /><br />Following the turmoil that ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, more than 9,000 prisoners have escaped from a number of Tunisian jails taking advantage of the lax security across the country.<br /><br />Security analysts blamed the poor state of the Gabes prison and the overcrowded cells for the jailbreak. A probe has been launched to determine the circumstances of the incident.<br /></p>