British prisoner among five to escape Portuguese jail

They escaped by scaling the wall with a ladder, the Portuguese prison service says.

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A search is continuing for Mark Cameron Roscaleer and four other prisoners after they broke out of the Vale de Judeus jail about 43 miles (70km) north of the capital Lisbon on Saturday.

They escaped by scaling the wall with a ladder and had "external help", the Portuguese prison service said, according to Reuters news agency.

Roscaleer is serving a nine-year prison sentence for kidnap and robbery, Portuguese media report.

Vale de Judeus is a high-security prison with a capacity of 560 inmates, according to its website.

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