WATCH: Prisoners Escape From Prison In Dubai And Make A Desperate Dash To Get Away

A video of CCTV footage of prisoners escaping from prison on foot has made its way online. Gulf News reported in full that they were three Africans who were arrested on Wednesday for stealing in the Naif area of Dubai. They escaped on foot from the cell and made a dash onto a busy street, one of them was arrested again immediately and the others were caught within two hours. 

An investigation as to how they escaped is underway

“They were suspected in stealing from bank customers in Naif area and there was no handcuffs because they were still suspects. They took advantage from the rush hour inside the police station and the busy area. We launched investigation now of how they managed to escape”.

Major-General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs