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Tamil Nadu jail tower guards authorised to open fire
Following a jailbreak in Theni, Tamil Nadu has authorised armed guards in district jail watchtowers to open fire. The towers exist at all prisons, but staffing shortages and other reasons had previously left them without armed guards.
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