Dozens of illegals escape Malaysian detention camp

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 illegal immigrants have fled a detention camp in Malaysia after burning down an accommodation block, a senior security official said on Tuesday.

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Rusli Mokhtar, deputy commandant of the Lenggeng immigration depot, just south of Kuala Lumpur, said the break-out happened late Monday.

"Some 109 illegal immigrants - mainly from Myanmar and Thailand - set fire to a detention block and escaped last night," he was quoted as saying.

Rusli said 19 of the illegals had been recaptured and police have mounted an operation to round up the others.

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