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US President Donald Trump told the New York Post Tuesday he had helped stop a prison break of European jihadists in Syria, referring to the Shadadi incident.

From Barron's Jan. 21, 2026

It has published the photos of the missing men and has urged people to remain calm adding that the prison break does not affect public safety.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2024

Both sides blame the other for the prison break.

From Reuters May 19, 2023

“Likability is a jail,” Mulaney says at one point in “Baby J,” and his self-deprecating punch lines about his own vanity could be viewed as a prison break.

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2023

“It would be embarrassing for Otrera if her followers failed in their duties—if, for instance, they were overcome by an outsider and a prison break occurred.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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