Fifty escape from Brazilian jail

Nearly 50 inmates have escaped from a prison in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.

The prisoners absconded during a mutiny in the jail, in the Rio borough of Bangu.

Three are reported to have been recaptured.

At least six police officers are still being held hostage by mutinous inmates.

Military police units have been dispatched to the area to deal with the riot.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service