Today in history: 1992 - Colombia drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes prison
On this day, July 22, 1992, President Cesar Gaviria of Colombia said that Pablo Escobar, one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers, had escaped from the resort-like prison where he had been held for the last year.
The New York Times reported that after an attempt to move Escobar to a more secure prison, Mr. Escobar was said to have taken two high-ranking government officials and the prison warden hostage. The hostages were freed by soldiers who stormed the prison, but as many as six people have been reported killed. In the confusion, Mr. Escobar, his brother Roberto and a half dozen other inmates apparently got away.
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