Hundreds of Vietnam drug addicts flee rehabilitation centre

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Hundreds of Vietnam drug addicts flee rehabilitation centre

28 October 2016

Police in southern Vietnam are searching for more than 200 drug addicts who broke out of a compulsory rehabilitation centre. More than 500 inmates broke out of the centre in Dong Nai province on Sunday, some using fire extinguishers and sticks to smash walls and windows.

The centre holds almost 1,500 people, which is said to be twice its capacity. Human rights groups have denounced conditions at local rehab centres and mass breakouts have occurred before.

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