Inmates escape during prison warders' strike
Updated | By Amogelang Maledu & Laila Majiet
Six prisoners have escaped during a strike by prison warders.
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Police say the inmates managed to escape from the Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre in Louis Trichardt.
Residents have been warned to be on alert.
READ ALSO: Three escaped prisoners still on the run in Limpopo
Limpopo police spokesperson Motlafelo Mojapelo says the prisoners went on a rampage on Thursday night.
"Preliminary investigations reveal that some of the prison warders were on strike and the prisoners apparently took advantage of the situation," Mojapelo says.
READ ALSO: Manhunt for 4 escaped prisoners
An investigation has been launched in an attempt to re-arrest the prisoners.
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