ALOR SETAR: A riot at an immigration detention centre in Relau, Bandar Baharu in Kedah in the wee hours of Wednesday (April 20) morning resulted in a massive prison break that saw about 500 detainees fleeing.
Six of them were killed after they were hit by a car when they were trying to cross a road in a bid to escape. While most of the escapees have been recaptured, 165 of them are still on the loose.
Below is a picture gallery of the chaos and its aftermath.
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Most of the escapees have been rounded up except for 165 of them.
Massive break out of foreigners after a riot at the immigration detention centre in Kedah.
Six were killed trying to cross a road in a bid to escape.
Six were killed trying to cross a road in a bid to escape.
Six were killed trying to cross a road in a bid to escape.
