Five Al Qaeda-linked prisoners broke out of Prison in Iraq

clipped from www.foxnews.com Sept. 24: Iraqi police stand guard at a checkpoint in Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. AP Five Al Qaeda-linked prisoners awaiting execution and 11 other inmates broke out of a prison in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, prompting a massive manhunt Thursday, officials said. A complete curfew was imposed on the city of 250,000 after the prisoners escaped at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. Checkpoints have been set up throughout the city and at roads leading out, a Tikrit police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the operation with media.