Responsibility for a jailbreak from a prison in the province of Diyala in Iraq, during which more than 60 prisoners and 12 guards were killled, has been taken by members of the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS). This was reported by representatives of the local authorities.
"ISIS is guilty of murder and the release of prisoners who belong to the group," RIA Novosti quotes the mayor of the town where the prison is located as saying.