The Taliban is claiming responsibility for a sophisticated attack on a prison in Pakistan that freed more than 200 inmates, many of them described as dangerous terrorists.
A few of the inmates were recaptured and authorities are searching for the others.
Many of the attackers were dressed as Pakistani police officers and were riding motorcycles decorated with Taliban flags.
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