GEORGE TOWN: About 163 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sri Impian Immigration depot in Relau in Bandar Baharu, Kedah, are believed to be still at large and may be heading south to Perak.
However, they are not expected to get far as they are mostly barefooted and include many women and children.
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Making a run for it: The detainees fleeing from the Sri Impian Immigration depot and into a nearby village at about 4am.
Mass breakout: The damaged partitions at the Sri Impian Immigration depot in Relau, Bandar Baharu, after 528 out of 664 inmates escaped from the depot.
Thorough check: Police officers inspecting vehicles at a roadblock at the Juru toll plaza in Penang as the search for the Rohingya escapees continues. — Bernama
Back in custody: Police officers guarding some of the escapees who were recaptured.
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