Two prisoners who escaped from Lefkosa prison re-arrested

The two prisoners who escaped from the Lefkosa Central Prison last week have been apprehended by the police.

Süleyman Yılkar, 40 a Turkish Cypriot and Alisa Eymirov, 17 a Turkmenistan who were detained at the Lefkosa Central Prison since last year both escaped from the prison at about 7:15pm on Wednesday February 7 when they went outside of the building.

They were reportedly caught and arrested by Greek Cypriot police on Saturday.

According to police report, police had launched a search for the prisoners following the incident before they were arrested by the Greek Cypriot police.