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Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison

by Jan M. Olsen
| October 20, 2020 8:27 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine made a dramatic but brief escape from a suburban Copenhagen prison Tuesday, reportedly taking a hostage to break out before police recaptured him.

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