Quebec sees second jailbreak involving helicopter

June 08, 2014 11:17 am | Updated 11:17 am IST - MONTREAL

Police cars are seen in front of the Orsainville Detention Center near Quebec City on Saturday, after three inmates escaped from the centre.

Police cars are seen in front of the Orsainville Detention Center near Quebec City on Saturday, after three inmates escaped from the centre.

Three inmates have escaped from a detention centre in Quebec City with the help of a helicopter, police said on late Saturday.

It’s the second helicopter-aided inmate escape in Quebec province in two years.

Provincial police said the helicopter headed west from the Orsainville Detention Centre after the escape.

Police identified the inmates on Twitter as Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre and Serge Pomerleau and told anyone who sees them to not approach them and immediately contact police.

In March of last year, a helicopter pilot was forced at gunpoint to pluck two inmates from the St-Jerome prison on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Police caught the two escapees and the two suspects who hijacked the helicopter within a few hours of the escape.

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