Two inmates escaped from Trani prison in the southern region of Puglia early on Saturday afternoon.
The jailbreakers, both aged around 30, are reported to benon-Italian and accused of crimes against property and the person.
They supposedly escaped from the prison by climbing over the rearboundary wall before fleeing into the countryside.
A police search is underway.
The last break from Trani jail dates back to August 2021, when again two escaped prisoners.
One, Daniele Arciuli, was arrested after two months, while the other, Giuseppe De Noya, turned himself in a few days later.
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