ADEN, Yemen, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's security authorities detained Saturday the central prison director along with his deputy and a number of guards for investigations and questioning over the escape of 63 al-Qaida prisoners earlier this week in the southeastern province of Hadramout, the country's Defense Ministry said.
Earlier this week, 63 al-Qaida prisoners escaped from a central jail in al-Muakala city, the provincial capital of the southeastern province of Hadramout, through the 35-meter-long tunnel they dug in 25 days, official Saba news agency said.
They attacked the prison guards, killing one soldier and injuring two others before they escape, Saba added.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) intensified their activities in southern provinces of Yemen as its government was in the grip of five-month-long protests demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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