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March 18th, 2013
06:54 AM ET

Arrests after dramatic helicopter prison break in Canada – Paula Newton reports

FROM CNN WIRES:

Even by dramatic jailbreak standards, this escape was particularly brazen.

Two men posing as tourists reportedly commandeered a helicopter from a Canadian tour company, ordered the pilot to fly over a detention center near Montreal, hoisted two inmates using cables or ropes into the hovering aircraft - and zipped away.

All in broad daylight. All in full view of incredulous witnesses.

But despite the movie-worthy getaway, the prisoners' freedom didn't last long. By early Monday morning, authorities arrested both inmates and two other people.

CNN's Paula Newton reports on this brazen prison break on "Early Start" this morning.

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