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Australian immigration detainees dig tunnel in failed escape plot
According to government figures, 315 men are held at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre, around 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Perth, Western Australia. The Centre accommodates people who have had their visas cancelled which allows the government to revoke visas on character grounds, including those who have committed a serious crime.
The tunnel was 50 feet (15 metres) long, ran under a number of rooms, passed under three perimeter fences and a road. However, two more months of digging were needed to reach the outer fence.
They used whatever utensils they could find including parts of a fridge and a wooden drawer. They worked when the guards weren’t looking, using lights on their mobile phones and candles in the dark. Pillow cases were used to carry dirt from the tunnel before it was scattered in a 50-centimeter (20-inch) gap between the floor of the room and the ground, where it couldn't be easily seen from the road.
Source: CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/11/...:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+CNN+-+Top+Stories)
According to government figures, 315 men are held at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre, around 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Perth, Western Australia. The Centre accommodates people who have had their visas cancelled which allows the government to revoke visas on character grounds, including those who have committed a serious crime.
The tunnel was 50 feet (15 metres) long, ran under a number of rooms, passed under three perimeter fences and a road. However, two more months of digging were needed to reach the outer fence.
They used whatever utensils they could find including parts of a fridge and a wooden drawer. They worked when the guards weren’t looking, using lights on their mobile phones and candles in the dark. Pillow cases were used to carry dirt from the tunnel before it was scattered in a 50-centimeter (20-inch) gap between the floor of the room and the ground, where it couldn't be easily seen from the road.
Source: CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/11/...:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+CNN+-+Top+Stories)
