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Riot at Fresnes Prison Sparks Wild Uprising Near Paris
Prison riot at Fresnes outside Paris saw 250 inmates escape cells after warders fled. Prisons clashed on the stairs and gallery as doors were torn, a French prisoner reported missing, and blood found on an attacked man. Algerian insurgent chiefs linked to the escape were captured with Ben Belle after a mission diverted to Algiers last October.
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