28 November 2006

Massive hunt for Israeli rapist

"Israel has launched the biggest manhunt in its history, with officers fanning out across the centre of the country.

Benny Sela was convicted in 2000 of violently raping 14 women.

He was jailed for 35 years, the longest sentence ever handed out in Israel for rape.

But on Friday Sela escaped from a closed court compound in Tel Aviv, breaking free from two police officers who were escorting to him to a hearing. He then managed to climb over a wall despite being handcuffed."

Click on the link below for the full article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6189312.stm

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