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UN: Haitian capital's main jail collapsed in quake
The United Nations says the main prison in Haiti's battered capital of Port-au-Prince collapsed in the massive earthquake.
The Associated Press
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The United Nations says the main prison in Haiti's battered capital of Port-au-Prince collapsed in the massive earthquake.
A U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman says the U.N. has received reports of escaped inmates.
Spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs says she had no further details.
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