More than 200 inmates escape Pakistan jail after earthquake

Prisoners smash doors and windows after tremors from the earthquake shake the facility's walls.

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Thousands of inmates broke down doors and the locks of their cells and shattered windows after they felt tremors shake the walls at Malir Jail in Karachi.

Of those who escaped the prison, police said 80 inmates had been recaptured and searches were ongoing for more than 130 still at large. One prisoner was killed in the operation and two prison officers injured.

A prison superintendent told the BBC inmates began shouting from their cells and barracks around midnight as they were terrified the building would collapse on top of them.

After the frenzy turned violent, police said they responded with warning shots, firing guns into the air.