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2 escape Athens prison by helicopter, for 2nd time
Yahoo ^ | 2/22/2009 | DEMETRIS NELLAS

Posted on 02/22/2009 5:37:12 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

ATHENS, Greece – For the second time in their lives, two robbers escaped from a high-security prison Sunday by scaling a rope ladder to a hovering helicopter amid a gun battle with guards.

The men remained missing late Sunday night. They had been scheduled to appear before a magistrate Monday about their first escape — from the same prison — three years ago.

The shaken government quickly dismissed three Justice Ministry officials, and the prime minister scheduled an emergency meeting of part of his cabinet Monday to discuss the country's prisons.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: crime; escape; greece; papillon; prison

1 posted on 02/22/2009 5:37:12 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

All RIGHT! Cool! LOL.


2 posted on 02/22/2009 5:43:17 PM PST by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: 2harddrive

Apparently, Greece has their own Barney Fife!


3 posted on 02/22/2009 5:45:07 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

OK - now they’re just showing off.


4 posted on 02/22/2009 5:45:31 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: 2harddrive

Two guys who REALLLY wanted OUT.

Pretty Ballsy


5 posted on 02/22/2009 5:47:17 PM PST by mowowie
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To: naturalman1975

lol


6 posted on 02/22/2009 5:47:55 PM PST by mowowie
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To: Red in Blue PA

There is a damn good movie in that story.


7 posted on 02/22/2009 5:55:37 PM PST by open mind-closed fist
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To: Red in Blue PA

rough couple days for Greece, they also got hit ny Amish pirates I believe...


8 posted on 02/22/2009 5:55:58 PM PST by isom35
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To: Red in Blue PA

A replay of Charles Bronson’s film BREAKOUT?


9 posted on 02/22/2009 6:06:24 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians.)
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To: naturalman1975

What was it? “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, OK” No, no, it doesn’t go like that. Hmmmmm?


10 posted on 02/22/2009 6:36:25 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: Red in Blue PA

I wonder if they are still only armed with 22’s.


11 posted on 02/22/2009 7:17:39 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Red in Blue PA

You think this will work the third time too ?


12 posted on 02/22/2009 8:16:53 PM PST by lucias_clay
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