Three prisoners on the run

Three awaiting trial prisoners have escaped from the Athlone magistrate's court cells in Cape Town. The were supposed to appear in court for robbery and vehicle hijacking. According to police 26-year-old Sedick Abdullah, 24-year-old Abdul Kader, and Arnesto Adams, also 24, escaped late Friday morning while waiting in cells to appear in front of a magistrate. It is not clear how they escaped and police are investigating.