Authorities catch Eight Escaped Convicts; 13 on the Run

    Kazakhstan’s authorities have caught eight convicts and shot others dead, after gun-bearing accomplices helped them escape from prison in the Mangistau Oblast Tuesday. 13 escapees remain at large, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.     Justice Ministry spokesman Yerbolat Yerimbet said 21 convicts had managed to escape from the GM 172/1 maximum-security labor...