SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao: The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Kidapawan City on Friday said a total of 53 inmates who escaped from North Cotabato District Jail on Wednesday have been accounted for, including eight who were killed and two injured, after a massive manhunt. Normalcy has been restored inside the jail facility.

Senior Supt. Emmanuel Peralta, North Cotabato police provincial director, said 43 of the inmates were recaptured, eight were killed and two were injured and are now confined in the hospital.

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