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ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- The director of a maximum-security prison and two of his colleagues resigned Monday after two inmates escaped by helicopter.
"The government will not tolerate the current situation," Nicholas Dendias said in a written statement. "Those involved in this escape will be brought to justice and punished."
It began around Sunday afternoon, when two men hijacked a helicopter from Athens International Airport and ordered the pilot to fly to the prison. Inmates Vassilis Paleokostas, 42, and Alket Riza, 34 climbed into the helicopter and escaped.
Prison guards shot at the helicopter during the escape, witnesses told local media. There were no reports of injuries.
"The government will not tolerate the current situation," Nicholas Dendias said in a written statement. "Those involved in this escape will be brought to justice and punished."
It began around Sunday afternoon, when two men hijacked a helicopter from Athens International Airport and ordered the pilot to fly to the prison. Inmates Vassilis Paleokostas, 42, and Alket Riza, 34 climbed into the helicopter and escaped.
Prison guards shot at the helicopter during the escape, witnesses told local media. There were no reports of injuries.
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