Six prisoners detained at Dala Township Police Station in Yangon Region escaped after breaking away from their lock-up this morning, according to sources close to the police.

They escaped after breaking the roof of the cell. Photographs of the six fugitives were reported to have been distributed to various township police stations.

A source close to the police said: "The incident is true. They escaped after breaking the roof. They are six altogether. Their photos have been sent to the relevant township police stations."

Officials from the Dala District Police Station and the Thanlyin District Police are taking cooperative measures to look for and arrest the fugitives.

“"So far, the fugitives could not have been arrested," the source added.