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Major criminal flees Bosnia jail

A notorious criminal in Bosnia, deemed a national security threat, has gone on the run from prison in the central town of Zenica.

The man, Karray Kamel bin Ali, also known as Abu Hamza, was serving a four-year sentence for armed robbery and domestic violence.

Bin Ali, who was born in Tunisia, was previously suspected of plotting to kill the late Pope John Paul II.
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