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Prisoners escape in armed hijack

Wednesday 27 April 1994 23:02 BST
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Two 'dangerous' prisoners escaped yesterday when an unescorted minibus taking them to court was hijacked by an armed gang.

Patrick Conroy, 34, and David Glover, 26, both allegedly involved in a gangland feud, were due before Newcastle upon Tyne magistrates for further remand on kidnapping charges.

They started a fight and as two getaway cars came alongside in Gateshead one of them forced the minibus to crash by wrenching the handbrake.

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