2020 Baabda prison escape

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On 21 November 2020, 69 inmates escaped from a prison in Baabda, Lebanon. [1]

It was reported that the prisoners smashed their cell doors and attacked prison guards. Fifteen escapees were re-arrested and another four turned themselves in after. Five others were killed, and one was injured in a car crash after stealing the car on the run. [1] Forty-four escapees were not caught. [2] Five escapees were killed when a car that they stole crashed into a tree during a police chase. [3]

In March 2021, police caught the organizer of the jailbreak, a Lebanese man identified only as "A.J.", during a raid in Bourj el-Barajneh. Under interrogation, he admitted to stealing "more than 30" motorcycles and selling them in a refugee camp. [4]

Ever since this event, Lebanese security forces have put extra measures to guard their prisons and keep them safe. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Five dead after Lebanon jailbreak chase" . Newcastle Herald. 21 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Over 40 Baabda prison escapees still at large". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Five killed in police chase after mass prison break in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Yassine, Hussein (27 March 2021). "A Criminal Mastermind Of The Baabda Prison Break Was Just Arrested". 961. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Five killed in police chase after mass prison break in Lebanon". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-09-11.


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