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    Jail break foiled by air vent

    SYDNEY
    Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:21pm EDT

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - A woman who attempted to escape from jail in Sydney had to be rescued by police after she became stuck in an air conditioning duct, police said on Thursday.

    Oddly Enough

    The 22-year-old woman had just been refused bail by a Sydney court when she attempted the escape, but then spent about an hour stuck in the air vent before she was rescued.

    Police in the New South Wales state said the woman would now face an extra charge of attempting to escape.

    (Reporting by James Grubel, editing by Miral Fahmy)
    Oddly Enough


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