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Iraqi al Qaeda mastermind leads bloody prison revolt

Anti-terrorism commander among six police killed

Militants storm Iraqi prison, free dozens of detainees, including Al Qaeda suspects

Iraq's Tikrit prison was attacked by insurgents, leaving at least 12 dead, Iraqi officials said Friday.

Iraq security forces are searching for dozens of escaped prisoners, including several al Qaeda members who are on death row.

Prisoner lodged in wall after trying to escape

Hightened security is seen on the streets of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on May 8, 2011, after the accused mastermind of last year's Baghdad church siege overpowered a policeman while being led to questioning, sparking a jail mutiny that killed six police, including a general, and 11 inmates.

SABAH ARAR

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