Five Daesh suspects escape from prison in Turkey’s Kocaeli

Five suspected members of the Daesh have escaped from prison in the Marmara province of Kocaeli despite intelligence warnings, Hurriyet newspaper reports.

Suspects, who were detained during operations in 2015 targeting the Turkish wing of the jihadist group, all escaped the Kocaeli Open Prison on May 3rd, it was revealed.

Three of the men were subsequently apprehended.

The suspects were arrested on “large-scale arms smuggling” charges but were acquitted of being members of Daesh.