Accomplice’s rehearsal footage reportedly foiled planned Philippine prison escape
A South Korean crime lord convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape from prison by attaching himself to a drone. According to the South China Morning Post, the alleged plan was exposed after an accomplice’s rehearsal footage came to light, though the supplied report provides few further details.
A South Korean man convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape from prison using a drone, according to the South China Morning Post. The report said the inmate was a crime lord and intended to strap himself to the aircraft during an escape attempt. The plan was allegedly disrupted after an accomplice recorded footage while rehearsing the operation.
The supplied account does not identify the prison, the inmate, the accomplice or the date of the reported discovery. It also does not specify whether the drone was tested successfully, how the footage was obtained or whether charges followed. The episode was included among seven Asia stories selected by the South China Morning Post as having drawn reader interest during the previous week.
The material supplied for the report ends before providing further details about the alleged plot or the authorities’ response.
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