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	'''1995 Vellore Fort jailbreak''' was an escape from prison in [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] on 15 August 1995.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Daring Escapes\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040208/spectrum/main1.htm\|work=~~TribuneInida~~\|date=2004-02-08\|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first= John F.\|last= Burns\|title=The Rebels In Sri Lanka Find Allies In India \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/world/the-rebels-in-sri-lanka-find-allies-in-india.html?pagewanted=all\|work=~~NYTimes~~\|date=1995-09-24\|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref> After digging a {{convert\|153\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-long}} tunnel, 43 [[~~Tamil~~ Tigers\|Tamil ~~Tiger~~]] ~~inmates~~ escaped from the prison. 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.		'''1995 Vellore Fort jailbreak''' was an escape from prison in [[Vellore]], Tamil Nadu, India, on 15 August 1995.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Daring Escapes\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040208/spectrum/main1.htm\|work=TribuneIndia\|date=2004-02-08\|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news \|first= John F.\|last= Burns\|title=The Rebels In Sri Lanka Find Allies In India \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/world/the-rebels-in-sri-lanka-find-allies-in-india.html?pagewanted=all\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=1995-09-24\|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref> After digging a {{convert\|153\|ft\|m\|adj=mid\|-long}} tunnel, 43 [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] militants escaped from the prison in the [[Vellore Fort]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Subramanian \|first=Nirupama \|date=1995-09-15 \|title=Tamil Nadu Govt comes under fire as 43 alleged LTTE militants escape \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19950915-tamil-nadu-govt-comes-under-fire-as-43-alleged-ltte-militants-escape-807763-1995-09-14 \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref> 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.<ref name=":0" />

	=~~=See also==~~
	*[[IPKF]]
	*[[1989 Valvettithurai massacre]]
	*[[Vellore Fort]]
	*[[Vellore]]

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'''1995 Vellore Fort jailbreak''' was an escape from prison in [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] on 15 August 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daring Escapes|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040208/spectrum/main1.htm|work=TribuneInida|date=2004-02-08|access-date=2009-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= John F.|last= Burns|title=The Rebels In Sri Lanka Find Allies In India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/world/the-rebels-in-sri-lanka-find-allies-in-india.html?pagewanted=all|work=NYTimes|date=1995-09-24|access-date=2009-01-01}}</ref> After digging a {{convert|153|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} tunnel, 43 [[Tamil Tigers|Tamil Tiger]] inmates escaped from the prison. 21 of the escapees were re-captured within weeks of the escape.

==See also==
*[[IPKF]]
*[[1989 Valvettithurai massacre]]
*[[Vellore Fort]]
*[[Vellore]]

==References==
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[[Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]
[[Category:Escapes]]
[[Category:Prison escapes]]
[[Category:1995 crimes in India|Vellore Fort Jailbreak, 1995]]
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