There are five prisoners escaped from Lebanese prison on Saturday.  The prisoners scaling down the building's walls with bed sheets before mixing with visiting relatives and walking out of the compound with them according to the interior minister.

Marwan Charbel, the minister blamed the escape from the prison east of Beirut on "the pure negligence" of the guards and demanded that officers who were in charge when the jail break took place be punished.

The prisoners consist of four Lebanese and a Sudanese citizen.  One of the five prisoners is a member of the al-Qaida inspired Fatha Islam group.  

Security officials said that Lebanese troops, backed by an army helicopter, set up a security cordon around the prison and searched all cars leaving the area.