28-05-11 Interpol issues global alert for Taliban fugitives

Interpol has issued a worldwide alert for 417 fugitives of an Afghan jailbreak,including Taliban considered "a major threat to global security." The France-based international police agency says it has issued a so-called Orange Notice for the fugitives who escaped the Sarposa prison in Kandahar on April 24.Authorities in Afghanistan had said more than 480 inmates escaped the jail through a tunnel dug over a matter of months.It wasnt immediately clear why Interpols alert concerned a smaller number of fugitives.The Orange Notice means information on the escapees will be shared among all of Interpols 188 member countries.