Inmates in a Papua New Guinea prison escaped from their cells as wardens watched the opening match of the State of Origin.
The officers were glued to the television set last Wednesday, when six inmates facing charges of rape, murder and armed robbery broke a hole through the roof. They are still on the run.
Police said the breakout was not discovered until several days after the game, for which the country had ground to a halt
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