MANILA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Armed men believed to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group have stormed a jail in the southern Philippine Malawi City, freeing at least 28 prisoners, authorities said on Sunday.
Police officer Agustine Tello, chief of the Lanao del Sur provincial police, said the jailbreak took place around 5:40 p.m. on Saturday in Mapandi Village in Marawi City.
He said the attackers, numbering about 50, were heavily-armed and easily took control of the local jail.
Among the escapees were eight members of the so-called rag-tag Maute group who were arrested last Monday for possessing improvised explosive materials and guns. Twenty other prisoners escaped during the attack, he said.
Tello also said the attackers disarmed the jail guards and carted away one M16 rifle, on M14 and a vehicle as they escaped.
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