17 prisoners shot dead in Papua New Guinea after mass jail break

Seventeen prisoners have been shot dead after a mass jail break in Papua New Guinea, with 57 still on the run.
 
The inmates, from the Buimo jail in the Pacific nation's second largest city Lae, made a dash for freedom after breaking out of their compound, with prison warders opening fire on them.
 
Local Police have confirmed the incident.

A similar jailbreak last year in the same prison resulted in the deaths of 12 inmates. 
 
SOURCE: NEWS24