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French prisoner who escaped in inmate's bag detained

A 20-year-old French prisoner who escaped last week in the luggage of his fellow inmate when he was released was arrested Monday near the eastern city of Lyon, prosecutors said.

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File photo: A guard at the Corbas prison stands guard on April 2, 2009, in the suburbs of Lyon. Photo: AFP

The man was arrested while emerging from a cellar early on Monday in Corbas near Lyon, they said, adding that his fellow prisoner accomplice had not yet been arrested.

The prisoner escaped on Friday.

He was serving time for murder as part of a criminal gang and breaching a weapons law.

AFP
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