Man who escaped from police custody apprehended
The 45-year-old man was being held at the Qormi police station when he escaped
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The police said the man escaped and had been on the run since 12:50pm
A 45-year-old man who was taken into police custody and managed to escape from the Qormi police station has been apprehended.
The police said in a statement that the man, a Libyan national named Abdulsalam Ben Hamed had been on the run since 12:50pm, prompting a nationwide man-hunt
The police thanked the public for their cooperation and help in locating the man.